Prenatal maternal stress and birth outcomes in rural Ghana: sex-specific associations

• Main Authors: Kenneth Ayuurebobi Ae-Ngibise (Author), Blair J. Wylie (Author), Ellen Boamah-Kaali (Author), Darby W. Jack (Author), Felix Boakye Oppong (Author), Steven N. Chillrud (Author), Stephaney Gyaase (Author), Seyram Kaali (Author), Oscar Agyei (Author), Patrick L. Kinney (Author), Mohammed Mujtaba (Author), Rosalind J. Wright (Author), Kwaku Poku Asante (Author), Alison G. Lee (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In developed countries, prenatal maternal stress has been associated with poor fetal growth, however this has not been evaluated in rural sub-Saharan Africa. We evaluated the effect of prenatal maternal stress on fetal growth and birth outcomes in rural Ghana. Methods Leveraging...