Zika Virus infection and microcephaly: anxiety burden for women

The re-emergence of Zika virus in Brazil and other contiguous countries is a source of anxiety for pregnant women on account of its association with microcephaly. Adverse pregnancy outcome has huge mental health implications. It is essential for health providers to incorporate psychosocial care as p...

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Autores principales: Ebuenyi, Ikenna Desmond, Bhuyan, Soumitra Sudip, Bain, Luchuo Engelbert
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6093593/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30123405
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2018.30.2.11794
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Sumario:The re-emergence of Zika virus in Brazil and other contiguous countries is a source of anxiety for pregnant women on account of its association with microcephaly. Adverse pregnancy outcome has huge mental health implications. It is essential for health providers to incorporate psychosocial care as part of pre and postnatal care for women in all countries affected by the Zika virus infection.

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