Variations in Relationships Between Perceived Stress and Birth Outcomes by Immigration Status.
Isabelle SinclairMyriane St-PierreCathy VaillancourtSonia GagnonKelsey Needham DancausePublished in: Maternal and child health journal (2020)
Risk of adverse health outcomes, including birth outcomes, tends to increase with duration of residence among immigrants. Stress during pregnancy might represent one risk factor for adverse birth outcomes among long-term immigrant women. Promoting psychosocial health screening and care among immigrant women, and assuring continued care with acculturation, might improve both maternal and infant health outcomes.
Keyphrases
- pregnancy outcomes
- healthcare
- gestational age
- mental health
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- pregnant women
- palliative care
- birth weight
- quality improvement
- public health
- depressive symptoms
- physical activity
- pain management
- social support
- affordable care act
- type diabetes
- breast cancer risk
- health information
- stress induced
- heat stress
- preterm birth
- insulin resistance
- chronic pain
- body mass index
- social media
- human health