Psychosocial stress during pregnancy is related to adverse birth outcomes: results from a large multi-ethnic community-based birth cohort | Zendy

Eva M. Loomans | Zendy; Aimée E. van Dijk | Zendy; Tanja G. M. Vrijkotte | Zendy; Ma van Eijsden | Zendy; Karien Stronks | Zendy; Reinoud J. B. J. Gemke | Zendy; Bea Van den Bergh | Zendy

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Psychosocial stress during pregnancy is related to adverse birth outcomes: results from a large multi-ethnic community-based birth cohort

Author(s) -

Eva M. Loomans,

Aimée E. van Dijk,

Tanja G. M. Vrijkotte,

Ma van Eijsden,

Karien Stronks,

Reinoud J. B. J. Gemke,

Bea Van den Bergh

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

european journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056

H-Index - 91

eISSN - 1464-360X

pISSN - 1101-1262

DOI - 10.1093/eurpub/cks097

Subject(s) - ethnic group , psychosocial , cohort , pregnancy , medicine , obstetrics , cohort study , demography , psychiatry , clinical psychology , political science , sociology , biology , genetics , pathology , law

Prevalence rates of psychosocial stress during pregnancy are substantial. Evidence for associations between psychosocial stress and birth outcomes is inconsistent. This study aims to identify and characterize different clusters of pregnant women, each with a distinct pattern of psychosocial stress, and investigate whether birth outcomes differ between these clusters.

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