Risk of spontaneous preterm birth in relation to maternal experience of serious life events during pregnancy

International Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 249-257

  Barrios, Yasmin V ^a   Esanchez, Sixto ^b,c   Qiu, Chunfang ^d   Gelaye, Bizu ^a   williams, Michelle A ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Hospital Dos de Mayo   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL MAYOR DE SAN MARCOS   (Peru)

^d SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Peru; Preterm birth; Serious life events

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DIVORCE; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FIRST DEGREE RELATIVE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PERU; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR;

EID: 84896734467     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/IJWH.S54269     Document Type: Article

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