Associations between advanced maternal age and psychological distress in primiparous women, from early pregnancy to 18 months postpartum

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 119, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1108-1116

  Aasheim, V ^a,b   Waldenstrom U ^a   Hjelmstedt, A ^a   Rasmussen, S ^c   Pettersson, H ^a   Schytt, E ^a,d  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b BERGEN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

^c HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d Centre for Clinical Research Dalarna   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Maternal age; Postpartum; Postponement of childbirth; Pregnancy; Psychological distress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNITY WARD; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; PRIMIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM;

EID: 84863724020     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2012.03411.x     Document Type: Article

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