The prevalence and nature of the use of preconception services by women with chronic health conditions: An integrative review

BMC Women's Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Steel, Amie ^a,b   Lucke, Jayne ^c,d   Adams, Jon ^b  

^a Endeavour College of Natural Health (Brisbane)   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Preconception care; Women's health services

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; FOLIC ACID; INSULIN;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE DURATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FAMILY PLANNING; FEAR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MATERNAL CARE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREVALENCE; PROCEDURES; THYROID DISEASE; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; OBESITY; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY IN DIABETICS; PREVALENCE; THYROID DISEASES; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84927728407     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12905-015-0165-6     Document Type: Article

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