Psychosocial influences on new born outcomes: A controlled prospective study

Stress and lack of social support as risk factors for small‐for‐gestational‐age birth

“…In this study of 1706 newborn infants and their mothers, we found no significant differences in maternal reported perceived stress between those who had an AGA birth and those whose infants were SGA. Our findings are in accordance with previous studies (8)(9)(10).…”

Stress and lack of social support as risk factors for small‐for‐gestational‐age birth

“…In this study of 1706 newborn infants and their mothers, we found no significant differences in maternal reported perceived stress between those who had an AGA birth and those whose infants were SGA. Our findings are in accordance with previous studies (8)(9)(10).…”

Paternal support and preterm birth, and the moderation of effects of chronic stress: a study in Los Angeles County mothers

“…On the other hand, our study may not have been able to recruit women who experienced the most severe life events (i.e., severe events followed by an adverse pregnancy outcome may have caused some response bias). Nevertheless, our results agree with those previous studies, some prospective, that did not identify an increased risk for life event stress (Hoffman and Hatch 1996; Lobel et al 1992; Nordentoft et al 1996; Pagel et al 1990). …”

Social support, life stress, and anxiety as predictors of pregnancy complications in low‐income women

“…In another study, DaCosta et al (1998) found that social support, depression, and marital adjustment were each unrelated to pregnancy complications. The findings of Norbeck and Anderson (1989b) and DaCosta et al support other research showing no evidence for a buffering effect of social support (Pagel et al, 1990;Williamson, LeFevre, & Hector, 1989). The discrepant findings about direct effects of social support on perinatal outcomes indicate the need to examine both the positive and negative effects of social support, the sources of support, and possible racial/ethnic differences when evaluating social support.…”

Stress and lack of social support as risk factors for small‐for‐gestational‐age birth

“…In this study of 1706 newborn infants and their mothers, we found no significant differences in maternal reported perceived stress between those who had an AGA birth and those whose infants were SGA. Our findings are in accordance with previous studies (8)(9)(10).…”

Paternal support and preterm birth, and the moderation of effects of chronic stress: a study in Los Angeles County mothers

“…On the other hand, our study may not have been able to recruit women who experienced the most severe life events (i.e., severe events followed by an adverse pregnancy outcome may have caused some response bias). Nevertheless, our results agree with those previous studies, some prospective, that did not identify an increased risk for life event stress (Hoffman and Hatch 1996; Lobel et al 1992; Nordentoft et al 1996; Pagel et al 1990). …”

Social support, life stress, and anxiety as predictors of pregnancy complications in low‐income women

“…In another study, DaCosta et al (1998) found that social support, depression, and marital adjustment were each unrelated to pregnancy complications. The findings of Norbeck and Anderson (1989b) and DaCosta et al support other research showing no evidence for a buffering effect of social support (Pagel et al, 1990;Williamson, LeFevre, & Hector, 1989). The discrepant findings about direct effects of social support on perinatal outcomes indicate the need to examine both the positive and negative effects of social support, the sources of support, and possible racial/ethnic differences when evaluating social support.…”

Stress and lack of social support as risk factors for small‐for‐gestational‐age birth

“…In this study of 1706 newborn infants and their mothers, we found no significant differences in maternal reported perceived stress between those who had an AGA birth and those whose infants were SGA. Our findings are in accordance with previous studies (8)(9)(10).…”

Paternal support and preterm birth, and the moderation of effects of chronic stress: a study in Los Angeles County mothers

“…On the other hand, our study may not have been able to recruit women who experienced the most severe life events (i.e., severe events followed by an adverse pregnancy outcome may have caused some response bias). Nevertheless, our results agree with those previous studies, some prospective, that did not identify an increased risk for life event stress (Hoffman and Hatch 1996; Lobel et al 1992; Nordentoft et al 1996; Pagel et al 1990). …”

Social support, life stress, and anxiety as predictors of pregnancy complications in low‐income women

“…In another study, DaCosta et al (1998) found that social support, depression, and marital adjustment were each unrelated to pregnancy complications. The findings of Norbeck and Anderson (1989b) and DaCosta et al support other research showing no evidence for a buffering effect of social support (Pagel et al, 1990;Williamson, LeFevre, & Hector, 1989). The discrepant findings about direct effects of social support on perinatal outcomes indicate the need to examine both the positive and negative effects of social support, the sources of support, and possible racial/ethnic differences when evaluating social support.…”