Association between fatty acid supplementation and prenatal stress in African Americans

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 124, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1080-1087

  Keenan, Kate ^a   Hipwell, Alison E ^b   Bortner, Jenna ^b   Hoffmann, Amy ^b   McAloon, Rose ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; HYDROCORTISONE; PLACEBO; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LIFE EVENT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MATERNAL STRESS; PERCEIVED STRESS SCALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL STRESS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALIVA; SALIVA LEVEL; SELF REPORT; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TRIER SOCIAL STRESS TEST; URBAN AREA; BLOOD; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84916887442     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000000559     Document Type: Article

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