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Psychosocial stress in pregnancy and preterm birth: associations and mechanisms
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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 concerning the association between PSP and PTB, highlighting established and hypothesized physiological pathways mediating this association. Method: The PubMed and Web of Science databases were searched using the keywords “psychosocial stress”, “pregnancy”, “pregnancy stress”, “preterm”, “preterm birth”, “gestational age”, “anxiety”, and “social support”. After applying the exclusion criteria, the search produced 107 articles. Results: The association of PSP with PTB varied according to the dimensions and timing of PSP. Stronger associations were generally found in early pregnancy, and most studies demonstrating positive results found moderate effect sizes, with risk ratios between 1.2 and 2.1. Subjective perception of stress and pregnancy-related anxiety appeared to be the stress measures most closely associated with PTB. Potential physiological pathways identified included behavioral, infectious, neuroinflammatory, and neuroendocrine mechanisms. Conclusions: Future research should examine the biological pathways of these different psychosocial stress dimensions and at multiple time points across pregnancy. Culture-independent characterization of the vaginal microbiome and noninvasive monitoring of cholinergic activity represent two exciting frontiers in this research.
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“There is evidence that the perception of healthy spaces and safe spaces has a direct impact on the psycho-neuroendocrine mechanisms (such as hormonal and neuroendocrine changes) that may trigger a range of adverse pregnancy outcomes [185], including low birthweight, preterm birth, SGA, and smaller head circumference in infants [176,185].”
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“Other studies have shown that preterm birth, low birth weight, and SGA risks were significantly higher for pregnant women living in unsafe spaces and reporting a high level of stress [68,176].”
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“More recent research suggests that the Cortico-Releasing Hormone (CRH) stimulates the production of prostaglandin and oxytocin (which mediate uterine contraction); in this way, it can cause preterm labor [176,202,203].”
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“Many studies show maternal health conditions (such as obesity, low weight, stress, and depression [129,175,176,177,178,179]) to be associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes.”
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- Authors
- Shapiro, G. D., Fraser, W. D., Frasch, M. G., & Séguin, J. R.
- Venue
- jpme
- Publisher
- Walter de Gruyter GmbH
- Published
- 2013-06-14
- Volume
- 41
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 631-645
- ISSN
- 1619-3997
- 0300-5577
- Cited by
- 240
- References
- 21
- Language
- en
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