Maternal prenatal stress and infant birth weight and gestational age: A meta-analysis of prospective studies

Developmental Review

Volumn 36, Issue , 2015, Pages 179-199

  Bussières, Eve Line ^a   Tarabulsy, George M ^b   Pearson, Jessica ^b   Tessier, Réjean ^b,c   Forest, Jean Claude ^c   Giguère, Yves ^c  

^a Quebec Child Protection Services University Institute   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Foetal programming hypothesis; Gestational age; Maternal prenatal stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929948440     PISSN: 02732297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dr.2015.04.001     Document Type: Review

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