Aims: Psychosocial stress during pregnancy (PSP) is a risk factor of growing interest in the
etiology of preterm birth (PTB). This literature review assesses the published evidence …

Globally, each year, an estimated 13 million infants are born before 37 completed weeks of
gestation. Complications from these preterm births are the leading cause of neonatal …

Born Too Soon: The Global Action Report on Preterm Birth features the first-ever estimates
of preterm birth rates by country and is authored by a broad group of 45 international multi …

The consequences of prenatal maternal stress for development were examined in 125 full‐
term infants at 3, 6, and 12 months of age. Maternal cortisol and psychological state were …

Objective: Stress in pregnancy predicts earlier birth and lower birth weight. The authors
investigated whether pregnancy-specific stress contributes uniquely to birth outcomes …

We present the conceptual and empirical foundation and curriculum content of the
Mindfulness-Based Childbirth and Parenting (MBCP) program and the results of a pilot study …

Objectives: To evaluate:(1) the associations between maternal psychological stress, distress
and low birth weight (LBW), prematurity and intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR);(2) the …

A growing body of research highlights that in utero conditions are consequential for
individual outcomes throughout the life cycle, but research assessing causal processes is …

Importance Untreated depression during pregnancy has been associated with increased
morbidity and mortality for both mother and child and, as such, optimal treatment strategies …

Previous work has shown that psychosocial stress is related to increases in serum levels of
pro-inflammatory cytokines late in pregnancy, and a growing body of research suggests that …