Exposure to life-threatening stressful situations and the risk of preterm birth and low birth weight

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 28-32

  Wainstock, Tamar ^a   Anteby, Eyal Y ^a   Glasser, Saralee ^b   Lerner Geva, Liat ^b,c   Shoham Vardi, Ilana ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b GERTNER INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Low birth weight; Prenatal stress; Preterm birth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC STRESS; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; LIFE THREAT; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRENATAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; PRENATAL STRESS; PRETERM BIRTH;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; ISRAEL; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TERRORISM; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896730244     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2013.09.035     Document Type: Article

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