American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 203, Issue 2 , Pages 146.e1-146.e6 , August 2010

Pelvic girdle pain in pregnancy: the impact of parity

  • Elisabeth K. Bjelland, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Division of Mental Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprints: Elisabeth K. Bjelland, MSc, Division of Mental Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, PO Box 4404 Nydalen, N-0403 Oslo, Norway
    • ,
  • Anne Eskild, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Mental Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
    • Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics and Medical Faculty Division, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Akershus, Norway
    • ,
  • Rune Johansen, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Mental Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
    • ,
  • Malin Eberhard-Gran, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Mental Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
    • Health Services Research Centre, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Akershus, Norway

Received 18 November 2009 ,Revised 18 February 2010 ,Accepted 17 March 2010.

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 Supported by the Norwegian Ministry of Health, NIH/NIEHS (Grant no. N01-ES-85433), NIH/NINDS (Grant no. 1 UO1 NS 047537-01), the Norwegian Research Council/FUGE (Grant no. 151918/S10), and the Norwegian Research Council.

 Cite this article as: Bjelland EK, Eskild A, Johansen R, et al. Pelvic girdle pain in pregnancy: the impact of parity. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2010;203:146.e1-6.

PII: S0002-9378(10)00359-5

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.03.040

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 203, Issue 2 , Pages 146.e1-146.e6 , August 2010

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