Antenatal moods regarding self, baby, and spouse among women who conceived by in vitro fertilization
Fertility and SterilityPublished 22 March 2007Open access
Einat Harf-Kashdaei, Marsha Kaitz
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Women who conceived by IVF experienced more positive moods during pregnancy than did the controls, and lingering effects of the women's history of infertility were still in evidence.
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Women who conceived by IVF experienced more positive moods during pregnancy than did the controls, and lingering effects of the women's history of infertility were still in evidence.
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