Psychobiobehavioral Model for Preterm Birth in Pregnant Women in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Psychobiobehavioral Model for Preterm Birth in Pregnant Women in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Preterm birth (PTB) is a final common outcome resulting from many interrelated etiological pathways; of particular interest is antenatal psychosocial distress (i.e., stress, anxiety, and depression). In LMI countries, both exposure to severe life stressors and rate of PTB are on average greater when...

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Main Authors: Shahirose S. Premji, Ilona S. Yim, Aliyah Dosani (Mawji), Zeenatkhanu Kanji, Salima Sulaiman, Joseph W. Musana, Pauline Samia, Kiran Shaikh, Nicole Letourneau, MiGHT Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/450309

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/450309

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