| Autor: |
Joan Luby, Sarah England, Deanna Barch, Barbara Warner, Cynthia Rogers, Christopher Smyser, Regina Triplett, Jyoti Arora, Tara Smyser, George Slavich, Peinan Zhao, Molly Stout, Erik D. Herzog, J Miller |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
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ObjectiveWhether psychosocial adversity during pregnancy impacts fetal health outcomes at birth remains underexplored. This is a critical issue given significant social disadvantage and psychosocial stress faced by pregnant women worldwide. Study DesignMeasures of social disadvantage and psychological factors, and medical/reproductive and nutritional health status in pregnant women were obtained at each trimester. Using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), we investigated the relationship of forms of adversity to each other and as latent constructs to infant gestational age and birthweight. ResultsAmong 399 singletons, Social Disadvantage significantly predicted gestational age (p=.003), and residual birthweight (p=.006). There was a 0.4 week decrease in gestational age and a 3% decrease in birthweight for each standard deviation increase in Social Disadvantage. ConclusionSignificant negative effects of social adversity on the developing fetus were found. Notably, these effects emerged despite good prenatal care and after accounting for maternal age and medical reproductive risk factors. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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