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Chronic Mental-Illness And Perinatal Outcome

Miller, William H., Bloom, Joseph D., Resnick, Michael P (1992) Chronic Mental-Illness And Perinatal Outcome. General Hospital Psychiatry, 14 (3). pp. 171-176. ISSN 0163-8343. (doi:10.1016/0163-8343(92)90079-P) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:22367)

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Abstract

A retrospective review of pregnant women admitted to a state psychiatric facility and to an acute university psychiatric unit compares various characteristics of the two populations. No major significant differences were noted in demographic, psychiatric, or obstetric characteristics. It was hypothesized that the patients from the state facility would have a better perinatal outcome secondary to an opportunity for closer prenatal follow-up. No differences were noted in perinatal outcomes between the two facilities. Significantly poorer perinatal outcomes were noted in the combined group of psychiatric patients when compared were noted in the combined group of psychiatric patients when compared with the state of Oregon's birth-outcome statistics. The importance of prenatal care in this high-risk population is discussed, and specific recommendations are offered.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1016/0163-8343(92)90079-P
Subjects: R Medicine
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Psychology
Depositing User: M. Nasiriavanaki
Date Deposited: 28 Aug 2009 07:05 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:00 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/22367 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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