Parental expectations, experiences and reactions, sense of coherence and grade of anxiety related to routine ultrasound examination with normal findings during pregnancy

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 952-959

  Ekelin, M ^a   Svalenius, E Crang ^a   Larsson, A K ^a   Nyberg, P ^a   Marsal K ^b   Dykes, A K ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Parents' experiences; Peer U questionnaire; Pregnancy; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EXPECTATION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PARENT; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; PARENTS; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 70349638917     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.2324     Document Type: Article

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