Cardiovascular Responsivity, Physical and Psychosocial Job Stress, and the Risk of Preterm Delivery

Abstract

Preterm delivery (that is, delivery prior to 37 completed weeks of gestation) has proved to be a remarkably intractable problem in the U.S. and one that appears to be quite prevalent among defense women. While defense women as a group are young, healthy, fit and have excellent access to prenatal care, their pre term delivery rates are higher than average. However, their work may involve more physical activity than is usual and women may work right up to the time of delivery. This study, a military/civilian collaboration, will assess the effect of various sources of job stress as risk factors for pre term delivery among military women seeking prenatal care at Wilford Hall Medical Center. The role of cardiovascular reactivity in the stress response and how this affects risk of pre term delivery will also be examined. Recruitment, now complete, took longer than anticipated due to a high rate of ineligibles. We propose to complete the analyses under a no-cost extension.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA388402

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  • Maureen C. Hatch

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  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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  • Biomedical

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  • Medicine

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