| Maternal attitude toward pregnancy and the risk of neonatal death. | |
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PMID: 8129057 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVES: Reduced options for fertility control over the past decade have increased the rates of unwanted pregnancy. We evaluated whether a woman's negative attitude toward her pregnancy increased the risk of perinatal mortality, in a large, prospective cohort study. METHODS: The association between attitude toward the pregnancy and perinatal mortality was evaluated in a longitudinal cohort study of 8823 married, pregnant patients enrolled from 1959 to 1966 in the Child Health and Development Studies. RESULTS: Women who reported during the first trimester of prenatal care that the pregnancy was unwanted were more than two times more likely to deliver infants who died within the first 28 days of life than were women reporting accepted pregnancies. A positive attitude toward pregnancy was not associated with fetal death or post-neonatal death. CONCLUSIONS: These data, collected when induced abortions were illegal, may have important implications for the 1990s. If maternal attitude toward the pregnancy is associated with neonatal mortality and abortion laws change such that access is restricted, infant mortality may increase because a greater proportion of births will be unwanted. |
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Authors:
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M N Bustan; A L Coker |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: American journal of public health Volume: 84 ISSN: 0090-0036 ISO Abbreviation: Am J Public Health Publication Date: 1994 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1994-04-12 Completed Date: 1994-04-12 Revised Date: 2010-03-24 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 1254074 Medline TA: Am J Public Health Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 411-4 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia 29208. |
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Adult Attitude Cohort Studies Female Fetal Death / etiology* Humans Infant Infant Mortality* Infant, Newborn Pregnancy / psychology Pregnancy Outcome Pregnancy, Unwanted* United States |
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