Prenatal psychosocial factors and the neuroendocrine axis in human pregnancy

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 432-446

  Wadhwa, Pathik D ^a,c   Dunkel Schetter, Christine ^b   Chicz Demet, Aleksandra ^a   Porto, Manuel ^a   Sandman, Curt A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

ACTH; cortisol; neuroendocrine; POMC; pregnancy; psychosocial; social support; stress; E

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0029801618     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006842-199609000-00006     Document Type: Article

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