Correlates of high perceived stress among pregnant hispanic women in western massachusetts

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1138-1150

  Silveira, Marushka Leanne ^a   Pekow, Penelope S ^a   Dole, Nancy ^b   Markenson, Glenn ^c   Chasan Taber, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

^c BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Correlates; Hispanic; Perceived stress; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPLICATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; MENTAL STRESS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT; ARTICLE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MASSACHUSETTS; MATERNAL AGE; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMEN; PRENATAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880513420     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-012-1106-8     Document Type: Article

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