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SUBMITTER: Weber KA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7446063 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Weber Kari A KA Carmichael Suzan L SL Yang Wei W Tinker Sarah C SC Shaw Gary M GM
BMC pregnancy and childbirth 20200824 1
<h4>Background</h4>The prevalence of preterm birth and low birth weight has been increasing slightly in recent years. A few studies have suggested that psychosocial stress during pregnancy may increase risk for these adverse birth outcomes. To extend those observations, we analyzed various major life event stressors separately and cumulatively as potential risk factors for preterm birth and low birth weight using granular categories of each outcome in a large, population-based study. Additionall ...[more]