Trait anxiety in pregnant women predicts offspring birth outcomes

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 557-566

  Hosseini, Shahla M ^b   Biglan, Minhnoi W ^b   Larkby, Cynthia ^c   Brooks, Maria M ^d   Gorin, Michael B ^e   Day, Nancy L ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d University of California at Los Angeles ^*  (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth length; Birthweight; Gestation; Maternal anxiety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROGENY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTERS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350009682     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2009.01065.x     Document Type: Article

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