Psychosocial and behavioral factors affecting inflammation among pregnant African American women

Psychosocial and behavioral factors affecting inflammation among pregnant African American women

African American women are reported to have greater inflammation compared with women from other racial groups. Higher inflammation during pregnancy has been associated with increased risk of adverse perinatal outcomes. We hypothesized that maternal inflammation is related to depressive symptoms and...

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Main Authors: Nadia Saadat, Liying Zhang, Suzanne Hyer, Vasantha Padmanabhan, Jennifer Woo, Christopher G. Engeland, Dawn P. Misra, Carmen Giurgescu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-07-01
Series:Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health
Subjects:
Cytokine
CRP
Depressive symptoms
Intimate partner violence
Substance use
Cigarette smoking
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666354622000424

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