Post-traumatic stress disorder, child abuse history, birthweight and gestational age: A prospective cohort study

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 118, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1329-1339

  Seng, J S ^a,b   Low, L K ^a   Sperlich, M ^a,c   Ronis, D L ^a,d   Liberzon, I ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse; birthweight; childhood maltreatment; gestational age; health disparities; perinatal outcomes; post traumatic; stress disorder

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD ABUSE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NULLIPARA; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDICTION; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPOUSE ABUSE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052727483     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2011.03071.x     Document Type: Review

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