ArticleArchives of women's mental health2016
Infant birthweight in the US: the role of preconception stressful life events and substance use.
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- Parental Preconception Adversity and Offspring Health in African Americans: A Systematic Review of Intergenerational Studies.Trauma, violence & abuse · 2023Pooled it
- Maternal smoking status during pregnancy and low birth weight in offspring: systematic review and meta-analysis of 55 cohort studies published from 1986 to 2020.World journal of pediatrics : WJP · 2022Pooled it
- A comprehensive assessment of preconception health needs and interventions regarding women of childbearing age: a systematic review.Journal of preventive medicine and hygiene · 2022Pooled it
- Intergenerational Effects of Maternal Stressful Life Events Before Pregnancy on Offspring Growth: A Lifecourse Approach from a Prospective Cohort.International journal of women's health · 2026Article
- Lifestyle Modifications Prior to Pregnancy and Their Impact on Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes: A Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Risk of adverse infant outcomes associated with maternal mental health and substance use disorders.Archives of women's mental health · 2025Article
- Predicting body mass index in early childhood using data from the first 1000 days.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Maternal socioeconomic and lifestyle factors and life dissatisfaction associated with a small for gestational age infant. The Survey of Neonates in Pomerania (SNiP).Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2023Article
- DNA methylation of GFI1 as a mediator of the association between prenatal smoking exposure and ADHD symptoms at 6 years: the Hokkaido Study on Environment and Children's Health.Clinical epigenetics · 2021Article
- Maternal Stress Before Conception Is Associated with Shorter Gestation.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2021Article
- Assessing Pregnancy, Gestational Complications, and Co-morbidities in Women With Congenital Heart Defects (Data from ICD-9-CM Codes in 3 US Surveillance Sites).The American journal of cardiology · 2020Article
- Ontogeny and programming of the fetal temporal cortical endocannabinoid system by moderate maternal nutrient reduction in baboons (Papio spp.).Physiological reports · 2019Article
- Preconception Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter Leads to Cardiac Dysfunction in Adult Male Offspring.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2018Article
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationships among preconception stressful life events (PSLEs), women's alcohol and tobacco use before and during pregnancy, and infant birthweight. Data were from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth Cohort (n = 9,350). Data were collected in 2001. Exposure to PSLEs was defined by indications of death of a parent, spouse, or previous live born child; divorce or marital separation; or fertility problems prior to conception. Survey data determined alcohol and tobacco usage during the 3 months prior to and in the final 3 months of pregnancy. We used staged multivariable logistic regression to estimate the effects of women's substance use and PSLEs on the risk of having a very low (<1,500 g, VLBW) or low (1,500-2,499 g, LBW) birthweight infant, adjusting for confounders. Women who experienced any PSLE were more likely to give birth to VLBW infants (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 1.35; 95 % confidence interval [CI] = 1.10-1.66) than women who did not experience any PSLE. Compared to women who never smoked, women who smoked prior to conception (AOR = 1.31; 95 % CI = 1.04-1.66) or during their last trimester (AOR = 1.98; 95 % CI = 1.56-2.52) were more likely to give birth to LBW infants. PSLEs and women's tobacco use before and during pregnancy are independent risk factors for having a lower birthweight baby. Interventions to improve birth outcomes may need to address women's health and health behaviors in the preconception period.
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