In 2004, 12.5 percent of births in the United States were preterm; that is, born at less than 37
completed weeks of gestation. This rate has increased steadily in the past decade. There …

Preterm delivery and its short-term and long-term sequelae constitute a serious problem in
terms of mortality, disability, and cost to society. The incidence of preterm delivery, which has …

Objectives. We aimed to describe socioeconomic disparities in the United States across
multiple health indicators and socioeconomic groups. Methods. Using recent national data …

Context Preterm birth, intrauterine growth restriction, and delivery-related hypoxia have
been associated with schizophrenia. It is unclear whether these associations pertain to other …

Aims: Psychosocial stress during pregnancy (PSP) is a risk factor of growing interest in the
etiology of preterm birth (PTB). This literature review assesses the published evidence …

Objectives. We investigated the role of socioeconomic factors in Black–White disparities in
preterm birth (PTB). Methods. We used the population-based California Maternal and Infant …

This article is intended to help clinicians better understand the ever-expanding body of
research on whether psychosocial stress (both acute and chronic) is linked to 2 major …

The authors investigated a large number of stressors and measures of psychological
distress in a multicenter, prospective cohort study of spontaneous preterm birth among 5,337 …

A growing body of research highlights that in utero conditions are consequential for
individual outcomes throughout the life cycle, but research assessing causal processes is …

BACKGROUND: The goal was to study the effects of social support during pregnancy on
maternal depressive symptoms, quality of life and pregnancy outcomes. METHODS: Eight …