The impact of maternal chronic stress on spontaneous preterm birth: evidence from a Chinese cohort study
This study provides evidence that AL during pregnancy is associated with the risk of sPTB, especially the metabolic-immune dysregulation class of AL. Evaluating AL and chronic stress during pregnancy may be potential tools to identify pregnant women at high risk of sPTB. Further work is needed to validate these findings in larger or diverse populations.
Authors
- Dongyan Qiao
- Bei Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5232-0933)
- Chen Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7609-980X)
- Lixin Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0894-9520)
- Hong Yu
- Xu Zhou
- Xiang Hong
Institutions
- Zhongda Hospital Southeast University (CN)
- Southeast University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
- Published
- 2025-08-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-025-08020-1
- Primary Topic
- Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China