Adjustment to termination of pregnancy for fetal anomaly: a longitudinal study in women at 4, 8, and 16 months

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 201, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 160.e1-160.e7

  Korenromp, Marijke J ^a   Page Christiaens, Godelieve C M L ^a   van den Bout, Jan ^b   Mulder, Eduard J H ^a   Visser, Gerard H A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

adjustment; fetal anomaly; psychological consequences; termination of pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FETUS MALFORMATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 67651119866     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.04.007     Document Type: Article

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