American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 201, Issue 2 , Pages 156.e1-156.e6 , August 2009

Late recognition of pregnancy as a predictor of adverse birth outcomes

Presented at the National State of the Science Congress on Nursing Research, Washington, DC, Oct. 2-4, 2008.

  • Adejoke B. Ayoola, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprints: Adejoke B. Ayoola, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Calvin College, 1734 Knollcrest Circle SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546
    • ,
  • Manfred Stommel, PhD

      Affiliations

    • College of Nursing, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
    • ,
  • Mary D. Nettleman, MD, MS, MACP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Received 7 January 2009 ,Revised 19 April 2009 ,Accepted 10 May 2009.

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 This study was supported in part by the American Nurses Foundation/Midwest Nursing Research Society, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation, and Michigan State University.

 Cite this article as: Ayoola AB, Stommel M, Nettleman MD. Late recognition of pregnancy as a predictor of adverse birth outcomes. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2009;201:156.e1-6.

PII: S0002-9378(09)00505-5

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.05.011

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 201, Issue 2 , Pages 156.e1-156.e6 , August 2009

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