The effect of maternal stress and health-related quality of life on birth outcomes among Macao Chinese pregnant women

Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 14-24

  Lau, Ying ^a  

^a MACAO POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (Macao)

Author keywords

health related quality of life; low birth weight; Macao Chinese; perceived stress; preterm birth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MACAO; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL STRESS; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MACAU; MEDICAL RECORDS, PROBLEM-ORIENTED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMEN; PREMATURE BIRTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84873390375     PISSN: 08932190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JPN.0b013e31824473b9     Document Type: Article

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