Women's premonitions prior to the death of their baby in utero and how they deal with the feeling that their baby may be unwell

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 28-33

  Erlandsson, Kerstin ^a   Lindgren, Helena ^b,c   Davidsson Bremborg, Anna ^d   Rådestad, Ingela ^e  

^a MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c DALARNA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e SOPHIAHEMMET UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antenatal care; antenatal diagnosis; delivery; labor; midwifery; women's health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; FETUS MOVEMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STILLBIRTH;

ADULT; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FETAL MOVEMENT; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTUITION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STILLBIRTH;

EID: 80054966804     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0412.2011.01209.x     Document Type: Article

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