Plasma corticotropin-releasing hormone and cortisol concentrations and perceived stress among pregnant women with preterm and term birth

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 443-448

  Himes, Katherine P ^a   Simhan, Hyagriv N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortisol; CRH; preterm birth; stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; HYDROCORTISONE;

ABBREVIATED SCALE FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF PSYCHOSOCIAL STATUS IN PREGNANCY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; MATERNAL STRESS; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; TERM BIRTH;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; PERCEPTION; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TERM BIRTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957581018     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: 10988785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1270119     Document Type: Article

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