Prenatal Maternal Psychological Stress (PMPS) and Its Effect on the Maternal and Neonatal Outcome: A Retrospective Cohort Study

PMPS has a significant impact on the maternal and neonatal birth outcomes and must be identified as a risk factor in pregnancy. There is still a need for further research with larger samples, more balanced groups, and multivariate regression models to generate detailed, more transferable results and a deeper insight into the significant effects of PMPS and the role midwives can play in helping it.