Stress during pregnancy and gestational weight gain.
Michelle A KominiarekWilliam GrobmanEmma AdamClaudia BussJennifer CulhaneSonja EntringerHyagriv SimhanPathik D WadhwaKwang-Youn A KimLauren Keenan-DevlinAnn BordersPublished in: Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association (2018)
Lower reported stress, as measured by the LES, was associated with a greater chance of women achieving adequate GWG. This relationship highlights the potential for interventions directed toward psychosocial support to have salutary effects upon GWG.