title: The relationship between self-reported emotional health, demographics, and perceived satisfaction with prenatal care.
abstract: Aims to describe pregnant women with poor emotional health and the relationship between self-reported emotional health and prenatal care satisfaction. To this end, 1,265 women who delivered a live-born singleton infant were interviewed and information abstracted from prenatal records. Concludes that patient assessment of satisfaction with prenatal care may be related to both self-reported emotional health and delivery of medical care. Identifying and addressing emotional health of prenatal patients may improve compliance with medical recommendations, ultimately improving health outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Pediatrics and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Canada.
authors.forename: Suzanne C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Tough
authors.forename: Christine V
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Newburn-Cook
authors.forename: Alexandra J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Faber
authors.forename: Deborah E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: Nonie J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Fraser-Lee
authors.forename: Corine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Frick
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000416:Alberta; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003710:Demography; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008429:Maternal Welfare / Q000145:classification / Q000523:psychology*; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000208:ethnology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011247:Pregnancy; D037841:Pregnant People / Q000523:psychology*; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012647:Self-Assessment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires