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

Kebede Haile Misgina, Lindsay Levine, H Marike Boezen, Afework Mulugeta Bezabih, Eline M van der Beek and Henk Groen

PLOS ONE, 2023, vol. 18, issue 7, 1-19

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

Date: 2023
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