APS
APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020
Impact of Prenatal Stress on Adverse Birth Outcomes
- Mary Koontz
University of Houston - Rebecca Lipschutz
University of Houston - Brian Biekman
University of Houston - Guillaume Elgbeili
McGill University - Suzanne King
McGill University - David Laplante
McGill University - Johanna Bick
University of Houston
Abstract
Prenatal maternal stress was associated with adverse birth outcomes such as lower birth weight, preterm birth, decreased fetal movement, and abnormal heart rate. Non-white mothers were more likely to experience adverse birth outcomes, and exposure to prenatal stress had a stronger effect on birth outcomes for women from lower SES.
Stress
