Open AccessThe relationship between stress and hair cortisol in healthy pregnant women
Author(s) -
Sanjog Kalra,
Adrienne Einarson,
Tatyana Karaskov,
Stan Van Uum,
Gideon Koren
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
clinical and investigative medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.391
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1488-2353
pISSN - 0147-958X
DOI - 10.25011/cim.v30i2.986
Subject(s) - biomarker , medicine , pregnancy , prenatal stress , physiology , endocrinology , perceived stress scale , chronic stress , gestational age , stress (linguistics) , gestation , biology , biochemistry , linguistics , genetics , philosophy
Stress has been shown to cause a large range of adverse fetal effects. This pilot study is the first attempt to examine cortisol level in the hair of pregnant women and assess its potential as a biomarker of gestational stress.
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