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The Relationships of Health Behaviour and Psychological Characteristics with Spontaneous Preterm Birth in Nulliparous Women

Abstract

Objectives Preterm birth is the leading pregnancy outcome associated with perinatal morbidity and mortality and remains difficult to prevent. There is evidence that some modifiable maternal health characteristics may influence the risk of preterm birth. Our aim was to investigate the relationships of self-reported maternal health behaviour and psychological characteristics in nulliparous women with spontaneous preterm birth in prenatal primary …

Authors

Baron R; te Velde SJ; Heymans MW; Klomp T; Hutton EK; Brug J

Journal

Maternal and Child Health Journal, Vol. 21, No. 4, pp. 873–882

Publisher

Springer Nature

Publication Date

April 2017

DOI

10.1007/s10995-016-2160-4

ISSN

1092-7875