Associations between neighborhood stress and maternal sex steroid hormones in pregnancy
Abstract Background Neighborhood stressors (e.g., crime and deprivation) have been associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes including preterm birth and low birth weight. A potential mechanism is disruption of maternal endocrine pathways. While stress hormones (e.g., cortisol) have received much at...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-10-01
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Series: | BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-023-06043-0 |