Open AccessRisk Factors for Stress During Antenatal Period Among Pregnant Women in Tertiary Care Hospital of Southern India
Author(s) -
Reeta Vijayaselvi,
Manisha Madhai Beck,
Anuja Abraham,
Suja Kurian,
Annie Regi,
Grace Rebekah
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/13973.6580
Subject(s) - pregnancy , medicine , perceived stress scale , psychosocial , multivariate analysis , cross sectional study , outpatient clinic , obstetrics , stress (linguistics) , psychiatry , pathology , philosophy , linguistics , genetics , biology
The well-being of an infant may be affected when the mother is subjected to psychosocial stress during her pregnancy. Mothers exposed to stressful conditions were more prone for preterm birth than those without any stress. In this study perceived stress has been used as an indicator of levels of stress. There are very few studies published from developing countries on the levels of perceived stress and its causes in pregnant women.