Pregnant Women with PTSD More Likely to Give Birth Prematurely (Neuroscience News.com)

Former Member 11/6/143:44 PM

Pregnant women with a recent diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder were 35 percent more likely to deliver a premature baby than were other pregnant women, a study of more than 16,000 births found.

Pregnant women with post-traumatic stress disorder are at increased risk of giving birth prematurely, a new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has found.

The study, which examined more than 16,000 births to female veterans, is the largest ever to evaluate connections between PTSD and preterm birth.

Having PTSD in the year before delivery increased a woman’s risk of spontaneous premature delivery by 35 percent, the research showed. The results were published online Nov. 6 in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

http://neurosciencenews.com/pt...isk-psychology-1498/

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