The occurrence of preterm delivery is linked to pregnancy-specific distress and elevated inflammatory markers across gestation

Brain, Behavior, and Immunity

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 650-659

  Coussons Read, Mary E ^a   Lobel, Marci ^b   Carey, J Chris ^c   Kreither, Marianne O ^a   D'Anna, Kimberly ^a   Argys, Laura ^a   Ross, Randall G ^a   Brandt, Chandra ^a   Cole, Stephanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DENVER HEALTH AND HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gestational age at birth; Inflammatory markers; Pregnancy; Pregnancy specific distress; Prenatal stress; Preterm birth; Proinflammatory cytokines

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREGNANCY SPECIFIC DISTRESS; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-6; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 84859426334     PISSN: 08891591     EISSN: 10902139     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2012.02.009     Document Type: Article

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