Fear of childbirth, mental health, and medication use during pregnancy

Archives of Women's Mental Health

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 203-209

  Nordeng, Hedvig ^a,b   Hansen, Cathrine ^a   Garthus Niegel, Susan ^a,c   Eberhard Gran, Malin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^c AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Fear of childbirth; Medication use; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG USE; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; FEAR; FEMALE; HOPKINS SYMPTOM CHECKLIST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MENTAL HEALTH; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NORWAY; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; WIJMA DELIVERY EXPECTANCY QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; DEPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTHERS; NORWAY; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861580127     PISSN: 14341816     EISSN: 14351102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00737-012-0278-y     Document Type: Article

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