Care of women with postnatal mental illness.
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Prenatal Care for Women with Serious Mental Illness
The lifetime prevalence of serious mental illness (SMI) for women in the United States is nearly 6% (NIMH, 2012). Women in this group often have lifestyle and socioeconomic characteristics that lead to poor health status and delays in seeking heath care. While women with SMI are just as likely to have children as their nonmentally ill counterparts, they are more likely to experience pregnancy c...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1991
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.303.6796.250-b