Preparation for Childbirth: Coping with the Fear of Childbirth

Overview

Journal Healthcare (Basel)

Specialty Health Services

Date 2023 Feb 25

PMID 36833013

Authors

Juan Carlos Sanchez-Garcia

Jonathan Cortes-Martin

Raquel Rodriguez-Blanque

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Abstract

Pregnancy is a vital event in a woman's life that involves not only important physical changes, but also psychological changes [...].

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