Fear of childbirth, women's preference for cesarean section and childhood abuse: A longitudinal study

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 33-40

  Lukasse, Mirjam ^a,b   Vangen, Siri ^b,c   Ãian, Pãl ^a,d   Schei, Berit ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^e NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^f TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

birth experience; cesarean section; childhood abuse; Fear of childbirth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILD ABUSE; CHILDBIRTH; FEAR; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MULTIPARA; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL ABUSE;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; NORWAY; PARITY; PARTURITION; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PREGNANCY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951485459     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0412.2010.01024.x     Document Type: Article

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