ReviewAmerican journal of obstetrics and gynecology2011
The use of psychosocial stress scales in preterm birth research.
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- Breaking the Cycle of Preterm Birth: A Prospective Cohort Study on Maternal Stress and Recurrent Preterm Birth.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2026Article
- The Effect of Maternal Stress on 11beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Activity During Pregnancy: Evidence for Potential Pregnancy Complications and Consequences on Fetal Development and Metabolism.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Maternal stress during pregnancy and gestational duration: A cohort study from the Danish National Birth Cohort.Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology · 2023Article
- A Mindfulness Application for Reducing Prenatal Stress.Journal of midwifery & women's health · 2022Article
- A Qualitative Study Documenting Black Birthing Individuals' Perspectives on the Disproportionate Rate of Preterm Birth in the Black Community.Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) · 2022Article
- Gaining a deeper understanding of social determinants of preterm birth by integrating multi-omics data.Pediatric research · 2021Review
- Psychosocial stress and longitudinally measured gestational weight gain throughout pregnancy: The Ulm SPATZ Health Study.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Relationships between psychosocial factors during pregnancy and preterm birth in Puerto Rico.PloS one · 2020Article
- A review of maternal prenatal exposures to environmental chemicals and psychosocial stressors-implications for research on perinatal outcomes in the ECHO program.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2020Review
- Association between maternal HIV disclosure and risk factors for perinatal transmission.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2018Article
- The Development of the Healthy Pregnancy Stress Scale, and Validation in a Sample of Low-Income African American Women.Maternal and child health journal · 2018Article
- Racial Disparities in Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes and Psychosocial Stress.Obstetrics and gynecology · 2018Observational
- Evidence of validity of the Stress-Producing Life Events (SPLE) instrument.Revista de saude publica · 2018Article
- Maternal Depressive Symptoms, Perceived Stress, and Fetal Growth.Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine · 2017Article
- Exploring the Experience of Life Stress Among Black Women with a History of Fetal or Infant Death: a Phenomenological Study.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2017Article
- Stressors Across the Life-Course and Preterm Delivery: Evidence From a Pregnancy Cohort.Maternal and child health journal · 2017Article
- Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Measures of Self-reported Psychosocial States and Traits during Pregnancy.American journal of perinatology · 2016Observational
- Prenatal Stress and the Cortisol Awakening Response in African-American and Caucasian Women in the Third Trimester of Pregnancy.Maternal and child health journal · 2016Article
- Racial/ethnic differences in self-reported and biologic measures of chronic stress in pregnancy.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2015Article
- Key Determinants Influencing the Health Literacy of Pregnant Women in the Czech Republic.Zdravstveno varstvo · 2015Article
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Abstract
Psychosocial stress has been identified as a potential risk factor for preterm birth. However, an association has not been found consistently, and a consensus on the extent to which stress and preterm birth are linked is still lacking. A literature search was performed with a combination of keywords and MeSH terms to detect studies of psychosocial stress and preterm birth. Studies were included in the review if psychosocial stress was measured with a standardized, validated instrument and if the outcomes included either preterm birth or low birthweight. Within the 138 studies that met inclusion criteria, 85 different instruments were used. Measures that had been designed specifically for pregnancy were used infrequently, although scales were sometimes modified for the pregnant population. The many different measures that have been used may be a factor that accounts for the inconsistent associations that have been observed.
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