Conceptualizing pathways linking women's empowerment and prematurity in developing countries

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 17, Issue , 2017, Pages

  Afulani, Patience A ^a,b   Altman, Molly ^a   Musana, Joseph ^a,b   Sudhinaraset, May ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Developing countries; Empowerment; Framework; Model; Prematurity; Preterm; Stress; Women

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDBIRTH; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EMPOWERMENT; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL STRESS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREMATURITY; PRIMIGRAVIDA; RISK ASSESSMENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR; BIRTH; DECISION MAKING; GENDER IDENTITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PSYCHOLOGY; WOMEN'S RIGHTS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARTURITION; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMEN; PREMATURE BIRTH; WOMEN'S RIGHTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85033390446     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12884-017-1502-6     Document Type: Article

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