A prospective study on the influence of stress, social support and coping on birth outcomes and depressive symptomology during pregnancy and the postpartum
The role of psychosocial factors in adverse birth outcomes and postpartum depressed mood remains unclear mainly due to methodological flaws and difficulties conceptualizing and measuring maternal stress. As well, variables such as social support and coping styles during pregnancy which may have an i...
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http://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/308/1/NQ39778.pdfDa Costa, D <http://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/view/creators/Da_Costa=3AD=3A=3A.html> (1997) A prospective study on the influence of stress, social support and coping on birth outcomes and depressive symptomology during pregnancy and the postpartum. PhD thesis, Concordia University.