Relation between positive and negative maternal emotional states and obstetrical outcomes

Women and Health

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 124-135

  Hernández Martínez, Carmen ^a   Val, Victoria Arija ^a   Murphy, Michelle ^a,b   Busquets, Pere Cavallé ^c   Sans, Josefa Canals ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b Instituto de Salud Carlos III   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI SANT JOAN DE REUS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Descriptive observational study; Obstetric outcomes; Positive emotional states; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BIRTH WEIGHT; EMOTION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LABOR COMPLICATION; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; BIRTH WEIGHT; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOTHERS; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SPAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953855848     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03630242.2010.550991     Document Type: Article

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