The effects of maternal depression, anxiety, and perceived stress during pregnancy on preterm birth: A systematic review

Women and Birth

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 179-193

  Staneva, Aleksandra ^a   Bogossian, Fiona ^a   Pritchard, Margo ^b   Wittkowski, Anja ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Pregnancy; Preterm birth; Stress

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MATERNAL STRESS; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL WELFARE; MENTAL STRESS; MOTHER; NEWBORN; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREMATURE BIRTH; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL HEALTH; MOTHERS; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREMATURE BIRTH; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84930085633     PISSN: 18715192     EISSN: 18781799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2015.02.003     Document Type: Short Survey

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