Effect of maternal stress during pregnancy on the risk for preterm birth

• DOI: 10.1186/s12884-015-0775-x
• Publication Date: 2016-01-15T09:47:09Z
• Authors: Caroline Lilliecr...; Johanna Larén; Gunilla Sydsjö; Ann Josefsson
• Keywords: Premature birth

Preterm birth defined as prior to 37 weeks of gestation is caused by different risk factors and implies an increased for disease early death the child. The aim study was investigate effect maternal stress during pregnancy on preterm birth.A case-control that included 340 women; 168 women who gave 172 at term. Data were manually extracted from standardized medical records. If record contained a psychiatric diagnosis or self-reported stressor e.g., depression anxiety woman considered have been exposed pregnancy. Adjusted odds ratio (AOR) used calculate attributable (AR) birth, both (AR1 = (AOR-1)/AOR) whole population (AR2 AR1*case fraction).Maternal more common among compared term (p <0.000, AOR 2.15 (CI 1.18-3.92)). Among experienced 54% with factor. all percentage 23%.Stress seems increase birth. It great importance identify possibly alleviate exposure doing so try decrease rate.