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Article: CAESAREAN SECTION OR SPONTANEOUS BIRTH? MATERNAL REQUEST IN GERMANY AND USA
- Article from:
- Journal of Maternal - Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
- Article date:
- May 1, 2006
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CopyrightCopyright Taylor & Francis Ltd. May 2006. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Objective: To find out the preferences and predictive impact of healthy first mothers - to be according to mode of birth in correlation to general well being/depression.
Methods: The results to be presented combine the samples of 2 quantitative prospective studies including 366 German and 54 American primiparae: 2 questionnaires used internationally established instruments such as EPDS, WHO5, SOC. T1: 28-35 weeks of pregnancy/T2: 7-18 weeks post-partum. Data analysis with SPSS.
Results: More than 95% of all women in both samples ...