Association between preconception maternal stress and offspring birth weight: findings from an Australian longitudinal data linkage study.
Melissa L HarrisAlexis J HureElizabeth G HollidayCatherine ChojentaAmy E AndersonDeborah LoxtonPublished in: BMJ open (2021)
Effects of preconception stress on birth weight was largely driven by time to conception. With the timing of stress critical to its impact on obstetrical outcomes, preconception care should involve not only reproductive life planning but the space to provide interventions at critical periods so that optimal outcomes are achieved.