Pregnancy Intention and Pregnancy Outcome: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 670-704

  Hall, Jennifer A ^a   Benton, Lorna ^b   Copas, Andrew ^a   Stephenson, Judith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Low birthweight; Meta analysis; Miscarriage; Neonatal mortality; Pregnancy intention; Stillbirth; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MOTHER; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PSYCHOLOGY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 85009481262     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-016-2237-0     Document Type: Review

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