Women living with epilepsy, experiences of pregnancy and reproductive health: A review of the literature

Seizure

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 91-98

  Weckesser, Annalise ^a   Denny, Elaine ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Epilepsy; Experience; Pregnancy; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

AMBIVALENCE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DECISION MAKING; DISABILITY; DRUG EFFICACY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; LIFE HISTORY; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REVIEW; SOCIOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); TERATOGENESIS; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; WEIGHT GAIN;

EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL CARE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; WOMEN;

EID: 84873406731     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: 15322688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2012.11.001     Document Type: Review

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