[Association of antenatal anxiety with preterm birth and low birth weight: evidence from a birth cohort study].
Manman Lu, Kun Huang, S Q Yan, Beibei Zhu, Shanshan Shao, Peng Zhu, Fangbiao Tao
Abstract
Our study showed that anxiety in the third trimester is an important risk factor for premature delivery, new onset anxiety symptoms in the third trimester can significantly increase the incidence of premature birth and low birth weight of infant.
Topics & Concepts
AnxietyMedicineObstetricsBirth weightLow birth weightPregnancyPremature birthOdds ratioCohort studyIncidence (geometry)Gestational agePediatricsInternal medicinePsychiatryGeneticsOpticsPhysicsBiologyInfant Development and Preterm CareMaternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumPreterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis