Influence of perinatal distress on adverse birth outcomes: A prospective study in the Tigray region, northern Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In low-income countries, where socioeconomic adversities and perinatal distress are common, adverse birth outcomes are significant public health problems. In these settings, perinatal distress, i.e., high symptoms of anxiety, depression, and/or stress during pregnancy, may be linked with adverse birth outcomes. However, few prospective studies have investigated the impact of perinatal distress on adverse birth outcomes such as preterm birth (gestational age <37 weeks), low birth weight (<2.5 kg), and small for gestational age birth (birth weight below the 10th percentile for gestational age and sex).

Objectives

Our main objective was to assess the influence of perinatal distress on adverse birth outcomes. Secondly, to investigate if perinatal distress is an indepe

SUBMITTER: Misgina KH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10343148 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature