Reduced infant birth weight in the North West of England consequent upon 'maternal exposure' to 7/7 terrorist attacks on central London

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 118-121

  Nugent, J L ^a   Khashan, A S ^a,b   Baker, P N ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Irish Centre for Fetal and Neonatal Translational Research   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Birth weight; fetal growth restriction; maternal stress; pregnancy; terrorist attacks

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; TERRORISM; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MASS MEDIA; PREGNANCY; STILLBIRTH; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TERRORISM;

EID: 79551520616     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01443615.2010.536857     Document Type: Article

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