Pregnancy in women with physical disabilities

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 935-947

  Signore, Caroline ^a,b,c   Spong, Catherine Y ^a,b   Krotoski, Danuta ^a,b   Shinowara, Nancy L ^a,b   Blackwell, Sean C ^a,b  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MEDICAL EXPERT; MOOD DISORDER; MORBIDITY; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SKIN ULCER; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STRESS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

COMORBIDITY; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 79953175637     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3182118d59     Document Type: Review

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