Fear of childbirth in nulliparous and multiparous women: A population-based analysis of all singleton births in Finland in 1997-2010

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 121, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 965-970

  Raisanen S ^a   Lehto, S M ^a,b   Nielsen, H S ^c   Gissler, M ^d,e   Kramer, M R ^f   Heinonen, S ^a,b  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^d NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

^f EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth; childbirth; fear of childbirth; population register; pregnancy outcome; register; socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FINLAND; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL AGE; PARITY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SOCIAL STATUS; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STILLBIRTH;

BIRTH; CHILDBIRTH; FEAR OF CHILDBIRTH; POPULATION REGISTER; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REGISTER; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT STUDIES; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DEPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL AGE; ODDS RATIO; PARITY; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84903545302     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.12599     Document Type: Review

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