The relationship between prenatal psychological stress and placental abruption in Japan, The Japan Environment and Children's Study (JECS).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prenatal psychological stress may increase the risk of placental abruption (PA). This study aimed to clarify the effects of psychological distress during pregnancy and exposure to stressful life events in the year before or during pregnancy on the occurrence of PA in Japanese women.

Methods

Using a nationwide prospective birth cohort study, we obtained data from 103,099 women between January 2011 and March 2014. Information on exposure to 14 stressful life events and psychological distress (Kessler 6 scale) was collected using a self-administered questionnaire during pregnancy. Clinical diagnoses of PA were obtained from medical records. A total of 80,799 women with singleton births were analyzed using logistic regression models that adjusted for possible confound

SUBMITTER: Kawanishi Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6613679 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature