Impact of maternal prenatal psychological stress on birth weight.

Joanie MélançonNathalie BernardJean-Claude ForestRéjean TessierGeorge M TarabulsyDamien BouvierYves Giguère

Published in: Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association (2021)

Women exposed to high psychological stress during the second trimester (24th to 28th weeks) of pregnancy have a 1.8-fold increased risk for delivering a newborn with macrosomia when compared to women exposed to low psychological stress. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).

Keyphrases

birth weight
pregnancy outcomes
gestational age
preterm birth
pregnant women
polycystic ovary syndrome
weight gain
sleep quality
stress induced
type diabetes
cervical cancer screening
insulin resistance
body mass index
skeletal muscle
adverse drug