Stress and stress reduction

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 579-606

  Straub, Heather ^a   Qadir, Sameen ^a   Miller, Greg ^b   Borders, Ann ^a  

^a NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM   (United States)

^b Department of Psychology Northwestern University Swift Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

CenteringPregnancy; group prenatal care; intervention; low birthweight; preterm birth; stress reduction

Indexed keywords

COMPLICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; PRENATAL CARE; PROCEDURES; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THERAPY; UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84905823938     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: 15325520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GRF.0000000000000038     Document Type: Conference Paper

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