The influence of general anxiety and childbirth-specific anxiety on birth outcome

Archives of Women's Mental Health

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 363-369

  Reck, C ^a   Zimmer, K ^a   Dubber, S ^a   Zipser, B ^a   Schlehe, B ^a   Gawlik, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Childbirth specific anxiety; German sample; Obstetric outcome; Prepartum anxiety symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; CHILDBIRTH SPECIFIC ANXIETY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; LABOR; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RELATED ANXIETY QUESTIONNAIRE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; VACUUM EXTRACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEAR; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PARITY; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMEN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885021383     PISSN: 14341816     EISSN: 14351102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00737-013-0344-0     Document Type: Article

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