title: Measuring the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions in pregnancy.
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article reviews the evidence as to the positive benefit on a range of pregnancy outcomes provided by 35 published and unpublished randomized controlled trials of psychosocial interventions.
authors.affiliation: University of London.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oakley
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000523:psychology*; D011295:Prenatal Care; D012944:Social Support