Who Worries That Something Might Be Wrong With the Baby? A Prospective Study of 1072 Pregnant Women
BirthPublished 1 December 1997
Helen Statham, Jonathan Green, Konstantinos Kafetsios
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Abstract
Women who answered "Don't know" to "Have you any reason to think that your baby might be more likely than any other to have some sort of a problem?" had consistently high anxiety throughout pregnancy. We suggest that this question be asked routinely in early pregnancy to identify these potential worries and, it is to be hoped, reassure them at an early stage.
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