Maternal prenatal state anxiety symptoms and birth weight: A pilot study

Central European Journal of Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 747-752

  Azar, Rima ^a   Singer, Samahra ^a  

^a MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Birth; Early gestation; Mid gestation; Prenatal state anxiety symptoms; Weight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH BIRTH WEIGHT; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL STRESS; MATERNAL WELFARE; NEWBORN; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL DISORDER; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; SCORING SYSTEM; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; SYMPTOM; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

EID: 84872679642     PISSN: 18951058     EISSN: 16443640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11536-012-0078-9     Document Type: Article

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