Open AccessMaternal Age Patterns of Preterm Birth: Exploring the Moderating Roles of Chronic Stress and Race/Ethnicity
Author(s) -
Sangmi Kim,
EunOk Im,
Jianghong Liu,
Connie M. Ulrich
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of behavioral medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.701
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1532-4796
pISSN - 0883-6612
DOI - 10.1093/abm/kaaa008
Subject(s) - chronic stress , medicine , ethnic group , logistic regression , demography , pregnancy , race (biology) , gerontology , genetics , sociology , biology , anthropology , botany
Despite the suggested contribution of cumulative chronic stress to the racial/ethnic disparities in preterm birth (PTB), it is unclear how chronic stress, maternal age, and race/ethnicity are linked underlying PTB.