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Pregnancy complications, sick leave and service needs of women who experience perinatal distress, weak social support and dissatisfaction in their partner relationships.

Sigridur Sia JonsdottirKatarina SwahnbergMarga ThomeGuðmundur Kristjan OskarssonLinda Bara LydsdottirHalldora OlafsdottirJon Fridrik SigurdssonThora Steingrimsdottir
Published in: Scandinavian journal of caring sciences (2019)
Identification of perinatal distress by midwives and other healthcare professionals is important, since distress may be linked to women's complaints of fatigue, vomiting, pelvic pain and need for prolonged sick leave, and additional prenatal care services will be needed. Perceived dissatisfaction in the partner relationship and with the division of household tasks should also form part of clinical practice and assistance provided.
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