Associations between neighborhood stress and maternal sex steroid hormones in pregnancy

• Main Authors: Megan C. Hansel (Author), Hannah R. Murphy (Author), Jessica Brunner (Author), Christina Wang (Author), Richard K. Miller (Author), Thomas G. O'Connor (Author), Emily S. Barrett (Author), Zorimar Rivera-Núñez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...