Pregnancy complications in women with childhood sexual abuse experiences

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 503-510

  Leeners, Brigitte ^a   Stiller, Ruth ^a   Block, Emina ^b   Görres, Gisela ^c   Rath, Werner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Private Dental Office   (Germany)

^c Support Center for Women Exposed to Sexual Abuse   (Germany)

Author keywords

Childhood sexual abuse; Hospitalization; Pregnancy complications; Preterm birth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILDHOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OCCUPATION; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL ABUSE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUPRAVENTRICULAR PREMATURE BEAT; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; UTERINE CERVIX INCOMPETENCE;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREMATURE BIRTH; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; UTERINE CERVICAL INCOMPETENCE; UTERINE CONTRACTION;

EID: 77957891305     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2010.04.017     Document Type: Article

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