Psychiatric aspects of high-risk pregnancy.
The intensity and ramifications of emotional reactions to high-risk pregnancy make liaison work in this field interesting, challenging, and rewarding. The potential benefits include not only improved obstetric patient care, but also risk reduction in the mother-child relationship that follows.
D000328:Adult; D003717:Denial, Psychological; D005260:Female; D005323:Fetal Monitoring; D006167:Guilt; D006801:Humans; D008393:Marriage; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D011570:Psychiatry; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012306:Risk