Birth outcomes in primiparous women who were raped as adults: A matched controlled study

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 288-294

  Nerum, H ^a   Halvorsen, L ^a   Oian P ^a,b   Sorlie T ^a,b   Straume, B ^b   Blix, E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Birth outcome; Prolonged labour; Rape; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR STAGE; LABOR STAGE 2; NORWAY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIMIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL CRIME; SINGLE PARENT; SMOKING; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; UNEMPLOYMENT; VAGINAL DELIVERY; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EXTRACTION, OBSTETRICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RAPE; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74549158793     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2009.02454.x     Document Type: Article

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