Mom's Money Worries May Mean Smaller Baby [Consumer.HealthDay.com]

Samantha Sangenito 5/3/1712:00 PM

Financial stress during pregnancy could increase the risk of having a smaller baby, a new study suggests.

Researchers call this "pregnancy-specific distress." And it "includes concerns about labor and delivery, about relationships changing, about working after the baby arrives, paying for medical care, and whether the baby will be unhealthy," said study senior author Lisa Christian in an Ohio State University news release.

[For more of this story go to https://consumer.healthday.com...ler-baby-722003.html]

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