Pregnancy-specific anxiety, ART conception and infant temperament at 4 months post-partum

Human Reproduction

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 997-1005

  McMahon, C A ^a   Boivin, J ^b   Gibson, F L ^a   Hammarberg, K ^c   Wynter, K ^c   Saunders, D ^d   Fisher, J ^c  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

ART conception; assisted reproduction; fetal programming; infant temperament; pregnancy anxiety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; NULLIPARA; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY SPECIFIC ANXIETY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUERPERIUM; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; TEMPERAMENT; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

EID: 84875604149     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/det029     Document Type: Article

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