Preconceptional stress and racial disparities in preterm birth: An overview

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1307-1316

  Kramer, Michael R ^a   Hogue, Carol J ^a   Dunlop, Anne L ^b   Menon, Ramkumar ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; discrimination; health disparities; infant health; preterm; Psychosocial stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; HYDROCORTISONE;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; CHRONIC STRESS; COPING BEHAVIOR; DNA METHYLATION; EARLY LIFE STRESS; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MATERNAL SMOKING; MATERNAL STRESS; MENTAL STRESS; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; PLASTICITY; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; POVERTY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; RACE DIFFERENCE; RACE DISPARITY; RACISM; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VAGINITIS;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; PRECONCEPTION INJURIES; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 81355123255     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0412.2011.01136.x     Document Type: Review

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