Psychosocial stress in pregnancy and its relation to low birth weight.

Authors :: Newton, Richard W.
Hunt, Linda P.
Source :: British Medical Journal (Clinical Research Edition). 4/21/1984, Vol. 288 Issue 6425, p1191. 4p. 6 Charts.
Publication Year :: 1984
Abstract: Examines the relation of low birth weight to psychological stress in pregnancy in Great Britain. Use of life events inventory and a state anxiety index in the study; Association of low birth weight and prematurity with objective major life events; Importance of cigarette smoking as mediator of stress on the fetus. INSET: THE LIVER, AND ITS INFIRMITIES.