Satisfaction with life during pregnancy and early motherhood in first-time mothers of advanced age: A population-based longitudinal study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Aasheim, Vigdis ^a,b,e   Waldenström, Ulla ^a   Rasmussen, Svein ^d   Espehaug, Birgitte ^b   Schytt, Erica ^a,c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b BERGEN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

^c Centre for Clinical Research Dalarna   (Sweden)

^d HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e NONE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Maternal age; Postponement of childbirth; Primiparous; Satisfaction with life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFE SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL AGE; MOTHER; NULLIPARA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIMIGRAVIDA; SATISFACTION WITH LIFE SCALE; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTHERS; NORWAY; PARITY; PARTURITION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84897496868     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-14-86     Document Type: Article

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