Stress and anxiety-depression levels following first-trimester miscarriage: A comparison between women who conceived naturally and women who conceived with assisted reproduction

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 120, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1090-1097

  Cheung, C S ^a   Chan, C H ^a   Ng, E H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Anxiety; assisted reproduction; depression; miscarriage; subfertility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCEPTION; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; IMPACT OF EVENTS SCALE; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIXED ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STRESS;

ANXIETY; ASSISTED REPRODUCTION; DEPRESSION; MISCARRIAGE; SUBFERTILITY;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; COHORT STUDIES; COUNSELING; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84880172524     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.12251     Document Type: Article

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