The experience of psychological distress, depression, and anxiety during pregnancy: A meta-synthesis of qualitative research

Midwifery

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 563-573

  Staneva, Aleksandra A ^a   Bogossian, Fiona ^a   Wittkowski, Anja ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antenatal depression; Anxiety; Distress; Meta synthesis; Pregnancy; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; MOTHER; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL STIGMA;

ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL STIGMA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84930092394     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2015.03.015     Document Type: Review

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