2016
DOI: 10.1111/jog.12991
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Psychosocial factors in pregnancy and birthweight: Path analysis

Abstract: According to the path analysis model, psychosocial and economic factors can directly/indirectly affect birthweight.

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“…3 Adjusted model used to assess factors associated with term low birth weight 17,18]. A mother's level of schooling affects her use of health care services, as women with higher socioeconomic status often attend more prenatal visits, have better knowledge regarding nutrition [43] and generally understand and observe health professionals' recommendations during pregnancy [44].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…3 Adjusted model used to assess factors associated with term low birth weight 17,18]. A mother's level of schooling affects her use of health care services, as women with higher socioeconomic status often attend more prenatal visits, have better knowledge regarding nutrition [43] and generally understand and observe health professionals' recommendations during pregnancy [44].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The provision of fewer prenatal health services, characterized by lower numbers of visits, has been associated with negative perinatal outcomes, such as TLBW [10,11,14]. The prevention of LBW is also conditional on compliance with nutritional guidance and lifestyle recommendations during pregnancy [43,44], including the use of multivitamin supplements containing calcium, iron and folic acid, all micronutrients essential to proper fetal growth [29], in addition to the prevention of risk behaviors, e.g. use of tobacco, alcohol and other drugs [1,45,[48][49][50][51][52].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Psychosocial stress can be triggered from many different sources [5], and is often more prevalent among those with low socioeconomic status (SES) [6]. Increased stressful life events, perceived stress, and a lack of social support are associated with increased symptoms of depression during pregnancy [7][8][9]. Social support may buffer the effects of stress, although existing studies testing this hypothesis are limited [3].…”
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“…If these parents receive no support in coping with these circumstances, they may adopt ineffective coping strategies 6 , which can affect the quality of the mother’s personal and social life and her ability to take care of the infant and may thus increase her anxiety 68 . Under such circumstances, the mother needs emotional support from her spouse and even the society, and providing this support can diminish her anxiety 9 . Paying attention to the mother's needs and identifying the factors causing stress in her are necessary to reduce her anxiety 10 .…”
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confidence: 99%