Mental health problems common in women with fear of childbirth

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 118, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1104-1111

  Rouhe, H ^a   Salmela Aro, K ^b   Gissler, M ^c,d   Halmesmaki E ^a   Saisto, T ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fear of childbirth; psychiatric care; psychotropic medication

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; HYPNOTIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; EATING DISORDER; FEAR; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MOOD DISORDER; OUTPATIENT CARE; PANIC; PERSONALITY DISORDER; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CESAREAN SECTION; FEAR; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; LABOR PAIN; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960351363     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2011.02967.x     Document Type: Article

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