Objective Observed associations between maternal prenatal stress and children's
socioemotional development have varied widely in the literature. The objective of the current …

Psychosocial maternal stress experienced during different vulnerable periods throughout
gestation is thought to increase the individual's risk to develop neuropsychiatric …

The effects of intimate partner violence (IPV) on maternal and neonatal outcomes are
multifaceted and largely preventable. During pregnancy, there are many opportunities within …

Stress is one of the commonest and underappreciated causes of reproductive frailty in
women. The stress system leads to adaptive responses via mobilization of hormonal …

Psychological science on pregnancy is advancing rapidly. A major focus concerns stress
processes in pregnancy and effects on preterm birth and low birth weight. The current …

Although individual behaviors have not been proven to have a strong influence on the risk of
preterm birth, consistent evidence suggests that a constellation of favorable lifestyle factors …

The implicit paradigm that has governed the study and clinical management of preterm
labour is that term and preterm parturition are the same processes, except for the gestational …

Preterm birth represents the most significant problem in maternal–child health in the United
States. It is the leading cause of infant mortality and morbidity; its prevalence is unacceptably …

Abstract Background: In the United States, Black infants have significantly worse birth
outcomes than do White infants. The cause of these persisting racial disparities remains …

In this article we argue for the utility of the life-course perspective as a tool for understanding
and addressing health disparities across socioeconomic and racial or ethnic groups …