Individual and collective contribution of antenatal psychosocial distress conditions and preterm birth in Pakistani women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We determined whether dimensions of psychosocial distress during pregnancy individually and collectively predicted preterm birth (PTB) in Pakistani women as it may be misleading to extrapolate results from literature predominantly conducted in high-income countries.

Methods

This cohort study included 1603 women recruited from four Aga Khan Hospital for Women and Children in Sindh, Pakistan. The primary binary outcome of PTB (i.e., livebirth before 37 completed weeks' gestation) was regressed on self-reported symptoms of anxiety (Pregnancy-Related Anxiety (PRA) Scale and Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory Form Y-1), depression (Edinburgh Perinatal Depression Scale (EPDS)), and covariates such as chronic stress (Perceived Stress Scale) assessed with standardi

SUBMITTER: Lalani S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10062634 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature