Depressive symptomatology during pregnancy: Evidence for an association with decreased fetal growth in pregnancies of lower social class women

Health Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 535-543

  Hoffman, Susie ^a   Hatch, Maureen C ^b  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale; Depressive symptoms; Fetal growth; Low birth weight; Pregnancy; Preterm delivery; Psychological distress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; GESTATION PERIOD; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOOD; OCCUPATION; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0033636425     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.19.6.535     Document Type: Article

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