European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 149, Issue 2 , Pages 136-142 , April 2010

Clinical relationship and psychological experience of hospitalization in “high-risk” pregnancy

  • Melissa L. Pozzo

      Affiliations

    • Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, Milan, Italy
    • Unit of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Clinical Sciences L. Sacco, University of Milan, Via G. B. Grassi, 74, 20151 Milan, Italy
    • Psychologist, psychotherapist receiver of a scholarship from Fondazione Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena.
    • ,
  • Valentina Brusati

      Affiliations

    • Doctorate in Sciences of Prenatal Development, Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
    • MD- Specialist in Maternal-Fetal medicine.
    • ,
  • Irene Cetin

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Clinical Sciences L. Sacco, University of Milan, Via G. B. Grassi, 74, 20151 Milan, Italy
    • MD- Specialist in Maternal-Fetal medicine.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +39 02 50319804; fax: +39 02 50319806.

Received 15 July 2009 ,Revised 9 November 2009 ,Accepted 11 December 2009.

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PII: S0301-2115(09)00731-3

doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2009.12.009

European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 149, Issue 2 , Pages 136-142 , April 2010

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