Comparison of Perception of Pregnancy Risk of Nulliparous Women of Advanced Maternal Age and Younger Age

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 445-453

  Bayrampour, Hamideh ^a   Heaman, Maureen ^b   Duncan, Karen A ^b   Tough, Suzanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Advanced maternal age; Anxiety; High risk pregnancy; Perception of pregnancy risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; CANADA; CESAREAN SECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NULLIPARA; PERCEPTION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; WORK;

ADULT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MANITOBA; MATERNAL AGE; PARITY; PERCEPTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; PREGNANT WOMEN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865847702     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: 15422011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-2011.2012.00188.x     Document Type: Article

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