The Preconception Stress and Resiliency Pathways Model: A Multi-Level Framework on Maternal, Paternal, and Child Health Disparities Derived by Community-Based Participatory Research

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 707-719

  Ramey, Sharon Landesman ^a   Schafer, Peter ^b   DeClerque, Julia L ^c   Lanzi, Robin G ^d   Hobel, Calvin ^e   Shalowitz, Madeleine ^f   Chinchilli, Vern ^g   Raju, Tonse N K ^h  

^a VIRGINIA TECH CARILION SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Experience Corps Volunteer Program   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^g PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Allostatic load; Community based participatory research; Fetal programming; Health disparities; Interconception; Preconception; Pregnancy outcomes; Stress resilience

Indexed keywords

ALLOSTASIS; CHILD HEALTH; COPING BEHAVIOR; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC RELATIONS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ALLOSTASIS; CHILD HEALTH; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84939896790     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-014-1581-1     Document Type: Article

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