Denial of Pregnancy and Childbirth
- 1 December 1982
- journal article
- case report
- Published by SAGE Publications in The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 27 (8) , 672-674
- https://doi.org/10.1177/070674378202700813
Abstract
The authors report three cases of denial of pregnancy and childbirth. Although the information available in these cases is limited an attempt is made to formulate the psychodymanics with reference being made to both the literature on the psychology of pregnancy and neonaticide.Keywords
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