Socio-demographic characteristics associated with unplanned pregnancy in New Zealand: Implications for access to preconception healthcare

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 498-501

  Mallard, Simonette R ^a   Houghton, Lisa A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

New Zealand; socio demographic factors; unplanned pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MATERNAL CARE; NEW ZEALAND; OBESITY; PARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; SINGLE WOMAN; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

NEW ZEALAND; SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; OBESITY; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PARITY; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WEIGHT REDUCTION PROGRAMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885124342     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: 1479828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajo.12074     Document Type: Article

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