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Maternal anxiety during pregnancy and adverse birth outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies
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“Findings from a meta-analysis investigating the association between anxiety and birth outcomes have indicated an increase in the risk of preterm birth and low birthweight alongside a rise in anxiety [206].”
From A Comprehensive Review on Social Inequalities and Pregnancy Outcome—Identification of Relevant Pathways and Mechanisms (2022) · cites this paper as [206]
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“Meta-analysis has shown that anxiety and other mental health problems during pregnancy can affect both newborn health and birth outcomes; specifically, the results indicated that an exacerbated state of anxiety was related to both preterm birth and low birth weight [206].”
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“In the United States, PTB occurs in 12–13% of all pregnancies (Goldenberg et al., 2008).”
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- Authors
- Ding, X.-X., Wu, Y.-L., Xu, S.-J., Zhu, R.-P., Jia, X.-M., Zhang, S.-F., Huang, K., Zhu, P., Hao, J.-H., & Tao, F.-B.
- Venue
- Journal of Affective Disorders
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2014-04
- Volume
- 159
- Pages
- 103-110
- ISSN
- 0165-0327
- Cited by
- 513
- References
- 16
- Language
- en
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