ArticleJournal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine2017
Maternal Depressive Symptoms, Perceived Stress, and Fetal Growth.
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- 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
- Fetal Body Composition and Organ Volume Trajectories in Association With Maternal Perceived Stress or Depressive Symptoms in the Fetal 3D Study.Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine · 2025Article
- Maternal stress and fetoplacental cortisol regulation in small-for-gestational-age newborns.Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology · 2025Article
- Maternal Prenatal Depressive Symptoms and Fetal Growth During the Critical Rapid Growth Stage.JAMA network open · 2023Article
- Antepartum depressive symptoms are associated with significant postpartum opioid use.American journal of obstetrics & gynecology MFM · 2023Article
- Depression screening may not capture significant sources of prenatal stress for Black women.Archives of women's mental health · 2023Article
- Prenatal PFAS and psychosocial stress exposures in relation to fetal growth in two pregnancy cohorts: Applying environmental mixture methods to chemical and non-chemical stressors.Environment international · 2022Article
- The Cumulative Risk of Prenatal Exposures to Chemical and Non-Chemical Stressors on Birth Outcomes in Suriname.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Depressive Symptom Prevalence and Predictors in the First Half of Pregnancy.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2018Observational
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Abstract
objectivesTo determine whether longitudinal fetal growth is altered among pregnant women reporting greater perceived stress or more symptoms of depression.
methodsThis analysis was based on a multicenter longitudinal study of fetal growth. Women were screened at gestational ages of 8 weeks to 13 weeks 6 days for low-risk status and underwent serial sonographic examinations. At each study visit during pregnancy, women were asked to complete the Cohen Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Survey (EPDS). Growth curves for estimated fetal weight and individual biometric parameters were created by using linear mixed models with cubic splines and compared on the basis of whether women scored 15 or higher on the PSS or 10 or higher on the EPDS either at the start of or at any time during pregnancy.
resultsOf the 2334 women enrolled in the study, 2088 (89%) and 2108 (90%) completed the PSS and EPDS, respectively, at least once in all trimesters. The longitudinal growth curves of estimated fetal weight as well as all individual biometric parameters were similar (P > .05) regardless of whether the participants reported PSS of 15 or higher or EPDS of 10 or higher in the first trimester or whether these scores persisted throughout the pregnancy. Similarly, effect modification by race/ethnicity was not statistically significant for the biometric parameters under study (P > .05 for all race/ethnicity interactions).
conclusionsMore depressive symptoms and greater perceived stress, as quantified by the EPDS and the PSS, respectively, are not associated with alterations in fetal growth throughout gestation.
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