Childbirth thoughts in mid-pregnancy: Prevalence and associated factors in prospective parents

Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 45-53

  Hildingsson, Ingegerd ^a,b   Thomas, Jan ^c   Karlström, Annika ^a,d   Olofsson, Regina Engström ^d   Nystedt, Astrid ^a  

^a MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c KENYON COLLEGE   (United States)

^d SUNDSVALL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adjustment process; Childbirth; Parents; Thoughts

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EMOTIONALITY; FEAR; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ADULT; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTING; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 77951529832     PISSN: 18775756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.srhc.2009.11.003     Document Type: Article

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