ArticleJournal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2022
Maternal perceived stress and the increased risk of preterm birth in a majority non-Hispanic Black pregnancy cohort.
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- Anxiety, stress, and psychological capital among multiparous women: a cross-sectional study of second pregnancies.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Psychological Vulnerability During Pregnancy and Its Obstetric Consequences: A Multidimensional Approach.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Relationship between prenatal anxiety, depression, pregnancy stress and their social determinants.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Feasibility of Modified Mindfulness Training Program for Antenatal Depression and Perceived Stress Among Expectant Mothers with Male Child Preference.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Psychometric properties of the perceived stress scale (PSS-10) among pregnant women in China.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- The Maternal and Infant Environmental Health Riskscape study of perinatal disparities in greater Houston: rationale, study design and participant profiles.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2024Article
- Maternal stress and early childhood BMI among US children from the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) program.Pediatric research · 2023Article
- Impact of exposure to air pollution on cervicovaginal microbial communities.Environmental research · 2023Article
- Resilience as a potential modifier of racial inequities in preterm birth.Annals of epidemiology · 2023Article
- Neighborhood Deprivation and Association With Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Mortality and Morbidity for Extremely Premature Infants.JAMA network open · 2023Article
- Depression screening may not capture significant sources of prenatal stress for Black women.Archives of women's mental health · 2023Article
- Extracellular vesicles are dynamic regulators of maternal glucose homeostasis during pregnancy.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and psychosocial stressors have a joint effect on adverse pregnancy outcomes in the Atlanta African American Maternal-Child cohort.The Science of the total environment · 2023Article
- Racial disparities in the development of comorbid conditions after preterm birth: A narrative review.Seminars in perinatology · 2022Review
- The associations of objective and perceived neighborhood disadvantage with stress among pregnant black women.Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.)Article
- What is prenatal stress? A scoping review of how prenatal stress is defined and measured within the context of food insecurity, housing instability, and immigration in the United States.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine whether perceived stress is associated with preterm birth (PTB) and to investigate racial differences in stress and PTB. STUDY
designA secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study of 1911 women with singleton pregnancies examined responses to psychosocial stress questionnaires at 16-20 weeks of gestation.
resultsHigh perceived stress (19%) and PTB (10.8%) were prevalent in our sample (62% non-Hispanic Black). Women with PTB were more likely to be Black, have chronic hypertension (cHTN), pregestational diabetes, and higher BMI. Women with high perceived stress had more PTBs than those with lower stress (15.2% vs. 9.8%), and stress was associated with higher odds of PTB (aOR: 1.55, 95% CI: 1.09-2.19).
conclusionThe significant association between high perceived stress and PTB suggests that prenatal interventions to reduce maternal stress could improve the mental health of pregnant women and may result in reduced rates of PTB.
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