Fear of childbirth, postnatal post-traumatic stress disorder and midwifery care

Midwifery

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 145-148

  Ayers, Susan ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDWIFE; POSTNATAL CARE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; PUERPERAL DISORDER;

FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; PARTURITION; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 84894230393     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2013.12.001     Document Type: Editorial

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