Psychobiobehavioral Model for Preterm Birth in Pregnant Women in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

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dc.contributor.authorPremji, Shahirose S.
dc.contributor.authorYim, Ilona S.
dc.contributor.authorDosani (Mawji), Aliyah
dc.contributor.authorKanji, Zeenatkhanu
dc.contributor.authorSulaiman, Salima
dc.contributor.authorMusana, Joseph W.
dc.contributor.authorSamia, Pauline
dc.contributor.authorShaikh, Kiran
dc.contributor.authorLetourneau, Nicole
dc.contributor.authorMiGHT Group,
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-27T11:26:21Z
dc.date.available2018-09-27T11:26:21Z
dc.date.issued2015-08-27
dc.date.updated2018-09-27T11:26:21Z
dc.description.abstractPreterm birth (PTB) is a final common outcome resulting from many interrelated etiological pathways; of particular interest is antenatal psychosocial distress (i.e., stress, anxiety, and depression). In LMI countries, both exposure to severe life stressors and rate of PTB are on average greater when compared with high-income countries. In LMI countries women are exposed to some of the most extreme psychosocial stress worldwide (e.g., absolute poverty, limited social resources). High prevalence of antenatal stress and depression have been observed in some studies from LMI countries. We propose a psychosocial, biological, and behavioral model for investigating the complex multisystem interactions in stress responses leading to PTB and explain the basis of this approach. We discuss ethical considerations for a psychosocial, biological, and behavioral screening tool to predict PTB from a LMI country perspective.
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dc.identifier.citationShahirose S. Premji, Ilona S. Yim, Aliyah Dosani (Mawji), et al., “Psychobiobehavioral Model for Preterm Birth in Pregnant Women in Low- and Middle-Income Countries,” BioMed Research International, vol. 2015, Article ID 450309, 12 pages, 2015. doi:10.1155/2015/450309
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1155/2015/450309
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/108148
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/45952
dc.language.rfc3066en
dc.rights.holderCopyright © 2015 Shahirose S. Premji et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
dc.titlePsychobiobehavioral Model for Preterm Birth in Pregnant Women in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
dc.typeJournal Article
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