Pregnancy in the Military: Importance of Psychosocial Health to Birth Outcomes

Abstract

Background: Maternal psychological health has received increased attention because of the connection of prenatal anxiety to higher rates of spontaneous abortion (Nakano et al., 2004), preterm birth (Roy-Matton, Moutqui, Brown, Carrier, and Bell, 2011), and low infant birth weight (Rondo et al., 2003). Prenatal depression has been linked to higher incidences of preterm birth (Dayan et al., 2006), decreased maternal attachment and sensitivity (Pearson et al., 2013). Studies within the military community are limited. Purpose: Describe findings across a program of research dedicated to prenatal maternal psychosocial health to birth outcomes for a military population.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 11, 2016
Accession Number
AD1012652

Entities

People

  • Karen L. Weis

Organizations

  • Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attachment
  • Body Weight
  • Communities
  • Depression
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Health
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications
  • Sensitivity
  • Social Psychology
  • Women'S Health

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse Science in Autism Spectrum Disorders.
  • Psychological Intervention/Treatment for Stress, Anxiety, PTSD, and Related Emotional and Cognitive Health Symptoms.
  • Women's Health and Cancer Risk Research: African American Women and Pregnancy Outcomes.

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  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control