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Depressed pregnant black women have a greater incidence of prematurity and low birthweight outcomes.

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Field, T; Diego, M; Hernandez-Reif, M; Deeds, O; Holder, V; Schanberg, S; Kuhn, C
Published in: Infant Behav Dev
January 2009

Pregnant black depressed women were compared to pregnant black non-depressed women on self-report stress measures and cortisol levels at mid and late pregnancy and on neonatal outcomes. The depressed women had higher anxiety, anger, daily hassles, sleep disturbance scores and cortisol levels at both prenatal visits. These higher stress levels may have contributed to the greater incidence of prematurity and low birthweight neonatal outcomes noted in the depressed group, and they may partially explain the higher rate of prematurity and low birthweight among black women.

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Infant Behav Dev

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EISSN

1934-8800

Publication Date

January 2009

Volume

32

Issue

1

Start / End Page

10 / 16

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • Pregnancy Complications
  • Pregnancy
  • Male
  • Infant, Premature
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Low Birth Weight
  • Incidence
  • Hydrocortisone
 

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Field, T., Diego, M., Hernandez-Reif, M., Deeds, O., Holder, V., Schanberg, S., & Kuhn, C. (2009). Depressed pregnant black women have a greater incidence of prematurity and low birthweight outcomes. Infant Behav Dev, 32(1), 10–16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infbeh.2008.09.005
Field, Tiffany, Miguel Diego, Maria Hernandez-Reif, Osvelia Deeds, Vitillius Holder, Saul Schanberg, and Cynthia Kuhn. “Depressed pregnant black women have a greater incidence of prematurity and low birthweight outcomes.Infant Behav Dev 32, no. 1 (January 2009): 10–16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infbeh.2008.09.005.
Field T, Diego M, Hernandez-Reif M, Deeds O, Holder V, Schanberg S, et al. Depressed pregnant black women have a greater incidence of prematurity and low birthweight outcomes. Infant Behav Dev. 2009 Jan;32(1):10–6.
Field, Tiffany, et al. “Depressed pregnant black women have a greater incidence of prematurity and low birthweight outcomes.Infant Behav Dev, vol. 32, no. 1, Jan. 2009, pp. 10–16. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.infbeh.2008.09.005.
Field T, Diego M, Hernandez-Reif M, Deeds O, Holder V, Schanberg S, Kuhn C. Depressed pregnant black women have a greater incidence of prematurity and low birthweight outcomes. Infant Behav Dev. 2009 Jan;32(1):10–16.

Published In

Infant Behav Dev

DOI

EISSN

1934-8800

Publication Date

January 2009

Volume

32

Issue

1

Start / End Page

10 / 16

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • Pregnancy Complications
  • Pregnancy
  • Male
  • Infant, Premature
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Low Birth Weight
  • Incidence
  • Hydrocortisone