Effects of maternal prenatal stress on infant outcomes: A synthesis of the literature

Advances in Nursing Science

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 345-355

  Ruiz, R Jeanne ^a   Avant, Kay C ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Infant outcomes; Prenatal stress; Psychoneuroimmunology; Theoretical model

Indexed keywords

EID: 28044463789     PISSN: 01619268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00012272-200510000-00006     Document Type: Review

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