Login / Signup

Experiences and expectations in the first trimester of pregnancy: a qualitative study.

Stina LouMichal FrumerMette M SchlütterOlav B PetersenIda VogelCamilla P Nielsen
Published in: Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy (2017)
The pregnant women use medical technologies to mark a milestone in pregnancy but do not expect all concerns to disappear upon a normal screening result. The majority of women acknowledge that pregnancy involves simultaneous feelings of happiness and worry.
Keyphrases
  • pregnancy outcomes
  • pregnant women
  • preterm birth
  • healthcare
  • polycystic ovary syndrome
  • mental health
  • type diabetes
  • metabolic syndrome
  • adipose tissue
  • insulin resistance
  • skeletal muscle