Impact of social support during pregnancyA growing body of literature documents the effects of maternal psychosocial stress (e. g., maternal depression) and health-related behaviors (e. g., nicotine and alcohol consumption) on birth outcomes. However, ...
High levels of stress during pregnancy are associated with a number of adverse psychological and physiological outcomes for mother and child. These effects seem to be transmitted in part by one of the major stress-responsive systems, namely the ...