2020
DOI: 10.1037/hea0001017
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Impact of maternal prenatal psychological stress on birth weight.

Abstract: Objective: The study aimed to evaluate the impact of prenatal maternal stress on birth weight using a large cohort of predominantly Caucasian women living in an urban area. Method:Women were recruited between 2005 and 2010. Data collection took place between the 24th and the 28th week of gestation. The Measure of Psychological Stress (MSP-9), a validated tool to assess stress symptoms, was used to collect data on prenatal maternal stress (independent variable). Birth weight (dependent variable) was classified … Show more

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“…Differences in weight and length between neonates from our study and those reported elsewhere may be explained by a number of variables that influence prenatal growth trajectories, including genetic characteristics of populations, maternal phenotype and physiology, socioeconomic conditions, stress and physical work during pregnancy, physical environment (temperature and altitude), parental health habits and gestational length (e.g., Kramer, 1987;Mallia et al, 2017;Mélançon et al, 2020;Wells & Cole, 2002). In the case of the population from Yucatan, ethnicity and maternal height may have an important influence on neonates' birthweight.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 62%
“…Differences in weight and length between neonates from our study and those reported elsewhere may be explained by a number of variables that influence prenatal growth trajectories, including genetic characteristics of populations, maternal phenotype and physiology, socioeconomic conditions, stress and physical work during pregnancy, physical environment (temperature and altitude), parental health habits and gestational length (e.g., Kramer, 1987;Mallia et al, 2017;Mélançon et al, 2020;Wells & Cole, 2002). In the case of the population from Yucatan, ethnicity and maternal height may have an important influence on neonates' birthweight.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 62%
“…It is associated with risks of adverse health outcomes in later life, including neurodevelopmental disorders 1 , 6 , cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and obesity 7 , 8 . The causes of FGR include maternal factors, such as undernutrition 9 or overnutrition 10 , smoking 11 , emotional stress 12 , and diabetes 13 , and fetal factors, such as intrauterine infections 14 , multiple gestations 15 , 16 , and genetics 17 . In FGR, which is because of poor nutrition (PN), inadequate nutrient supplies during intrauterine life cause selective growth of major organs such as the brain at the expense of others like the liver and kidney as well as permanent changes in endocrine or metabolic settings, including tissue insulin sensitivity and pancreatic β-cell mass.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…3,4 Prior studies have linked maternal psychosocial stress to delivery of both small- [5][6][7] and largefor-gestational-age newborns. 3,8 As discussed in a 2018 meta-analysis 6 and a 2015 review 5 and subsequent empirical studies in both developing 9 and developed settings, 7 experiences of maternal stress and anxiety during pregnancy are associated with preterm delivery and smaller newborn size based on birthweight-for-gestational-age. 5,6 At the other end of the spectrum, other studies have found positive associations of maternal stress with newborn size.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%