Allostatic Load as a Mediator and Perceived Chronic Stress as a Moderator in the Association between Maternal Mental Health and Preterm Birth: A Prospective Cohort Study of Pregnant Women in Pakistan
AL has a significant direct influence on PTB and mediates the effect of maternal mental health on PTB; however, the indirect effect of AL is indistinguishable between women with higher or lower levels of perceived chronic stress than normal.
Authors
- Sidrah Nausheen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5326-3643)
- Ntonghanwah Forcheh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3734-5072)
- Shahnaz Shahid Ali
- Nicole Létourneau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7468-915X)
- Geoffrey Omuse (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3866-5118)
- Aliyah Dosani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6817-3571)
- Sharifa Lalani
- Ilona S. Yim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2769-7253)
- Nazneen Islam
- Shahirose Premji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0323-8009)
- Neelofur Babar
- Salima Sulaiman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0849-7854)
- Musana Wangira
- Farooq Ghani
Institutions
- Aga Khan University (PK)
- Western University (CA)
- University of Calgary (CA)
- University of California, Irvine (US)
- Queen's University (CA)
- Aga Khan University Hospital Nairobi (KE)
- Aga Khan University Nairobi (KE)
- Mount Royal University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychopathology
- Published
- 2024-09-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000540579
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.17