Stress and blood pressure during pregnancy: Racial differences and associations with birthweight

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 57-64

  Hilmert, Clayton J ^a   Schetter, Christine Dunkel ^b   Dominguez, Tyan Parker ^c   Abdou, Cleopatra ^b   Hobel, Calvin J ^d   Glynn, Laura ^e   Sandman, Curt ^e  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Birthweight; Blood pressure; Pregnancy; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RACE DIFFERENCE; STRESS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 38149056490     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PSY.0b013e31815c6d96     Document Type: Article

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