Can support from the father of the baby buffer the adverse effects of depressive symptoms on risk of preterm birth in Black families?

• Main Authors: Carmen Giurgescu (Author), Lara Fahmy (Author), Jaime Slaughter-Acey (Author), Alexandra Nowak (Author), Cleopatra Caldwell (Author), Dawn P Misra (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: AIMS Press, 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: While maternal depressive symptoms during pregnancy have been linked to preterm birth (PTB; birth before 37 completed weeks of gestation), little has been reported on potential buffering factors, particularly specific to Black women who are at much higher risk. We examined the associatio...