Background Tobacco smoking remains one of the few preventable factors associated with
complications in pregnancy, and has serious long‐term implications for women and babies …

Mechanistic studies that more comprehensively assess biomarkers reflecting alterations
across interrelated stress response systems and associated regulatory processes, in both …

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious public health problem that involves physical
violence, sexual violence, stalking, psychological aggression, or control of reproductive …

Prenatal intimate partner violence (P-IPV) can have significant adverse impacts on both
mother and fetus. Existing P-IPV interventions focus on the safety of the mother and on …

Background Tobacco use results in exposure to nicotine, a powerfully addictive substance,
often leading to tobacco dependence. Tobacco dependence is considered a pediatric …

Intimate partner violence (IPV) during pregnancy presents a risk for maternal mental health
problems, preterm birth, and having a low birthweight infant. We assessed the prevalence of …

Objetivo: Evaluar la dependencia física y psicológica de los fumadores mexicanos y su
asociación con factores físicos, psicológicos y sociales. Material y métodos: A partir de la …

African American women are reported to have greater inflammation compared with women
from other racial groups. Higher inflammation during pregnancy has been associated with …

Objective Traumatic stressors, including child abuse and/or interpersonal violence over a
woman's lifecourse, can affect the health of her children. This study examines the …

Background: Exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV) in the perinatal period is associated
with obstetric complications, poor maternal mental health, neonatal complications, and …