Maternal psychological distress and placental circulation in pregnancies after a previous offspring with congenital malformation.

INTRODUCTION: Antenatal maternal psychological distress may be associated with reduced placental circulation, which could lead to lower birthweight. Studies investigating this in humans show mixed results, which may be partially due to type, strength and timing of distress. In addition, the arterial...

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Main Authors: Anne Helbig, Anne Kaasen, Ulrik Fredrik Malt, Guttorm Haugen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3903559?pdf=render