Psychological science on pregnancy stress processes, biopsychosocial models, and emerging research issues. [article].

Psychological science on pregnancy is advancing rapidly. A major focus concerns stress processes in pregnancy and effects on preterm birth and low birth weight. The current evidence points to pregnancy anxiety as a key risk factor in the etiology of preterm birth, and chronic stress and depressio...

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Main Author: Schetter, Christine Dunkel
Format: Analytics
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