Childhood abuse and later worries about the baby's health in pregnancy

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 89, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1523-1531

  Eide, Jorid ^a   Hovengen, Ragnhild ^a   Nordhagen, Rannveig ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Abuse; Child; Fear; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NORWAY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; SELF CONCEPT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT WELFARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORWAY; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPOUSE ABUSE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 78649234329     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016349.2010.526180     Document Type: Article

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