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Measuring the Effectiveness of Psychosocial Interventions in Pregnancy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Ann Oakley
Ann Oakley
Affiliation:
University of London
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Abstract

Questions about the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions in pregnancy are important in any overall evaluation of antenatal care. This article reviews the evidence as to the positive benefit on a range of pregnancy outcomes provided by 35 published and unpublished randomized controlled trials of psychosocial interventions.

Type
Screening for Phychosocial risk Factors
Information
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 8 , Supplement S1 , January 1992 , pp. 129 - 138
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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