Anxiety in pregnancy and length of gestation: Findings from the healthy babies before birth study.

Christine Dunkel Schetter Danny Rahal Carolyn Ponting Melissa Julian Isabel RamosCalvin J HobelMary Coussons-Read

Published in: Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association (2022)

These results support existing evidence indicating that pregnancy anxiety is a reliable risk factor for earlier birth. Findings point to possible screening for clinically significant anxiety symptoms in the first trimester, and pregnancy-specific anxiety thereafter to advance efforts to prevent earlier delivery. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).

Keyphrases

sleep quality
gestational age
preterm birth
pregnancy outcomes
emergency department
drug induced