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Model of perinatal care but not prenatal stress exposure is associated with birthweight and gestational age at Birth: The Australian birth in the time of COVID (BITTOC) study.
| Title: | Model of perinatal care but not prenatal stress exposure is associated with birthweight and gestational age at Birth: The Australian birth in the time of COVID (BITTOC) study. |
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| Authors: | McLean MA; School of Psychology and Neuroscience, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand; BC Children's Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada., Klimos C; Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada., Lequertier B; Molly Wardaguga Research Centre, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Charles Darwin University, Brisbane, QLD, Australia., Keedle H; School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia., Elgbeili G; Douglas Institute Research Centre, Verdun, QC, Canada., Kildea S; Molly Wardaguga Research Centre, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Charles Darwin University, Brisbane, QLD, Australia., King S; Douglas Institute Research Centre, Verdun, QC, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada., Dahlen HG; School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Electronic address: h.dahlen@westernsydney.edu.au. |
| Source: | Sexual & reproductive healthcare : official journal of the Swedish Association of Midwives [Sex Reprod Healthc] 2024 Jun; Vol. 40, pp. 100981. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 06. |
| Abstract: | Objective: The present study aimed to understand, relative to standard care, whether continuity of care models (private midwifery, continuity of care with a private doctor, continuity of care with a public midwife), and women's experience of maternity care provision, during the perinatal period buffered the association between prenatal maternal stress (PNMS) and infant birth outcomes (gestational age [GA], birth weight [BW] and birth weight for gestational age [BW for GA]). Methods: 2207 women who were pregnant in Australia while COVID-19 restrictions were in place reported on their COVID-19 related objective hardship and subjective distress during pregnancy and provided information on their model of maternity care. Infant birth outcomes (BW, GA) were reported on at 2-months postpartum. Results: Multiple linear regressions showed no relationship between PNMS and infant BW, GA or BW for GA, and neither experienced continuity of care, nor model of maternity care moderated this relationship. However, compared with all other models of care, women enrolled in private midwifery care reported the highest levels of experienced continuity of care and birthed infants at higher GA. BW and BW for GA were higher in private midwifery care, relative to standard care. Conclusion: Enrollment in continuous models of perinatal care may be a better predictor of infant birth outcomes than degree of PNMS exposure. These results highlight the possibility that increased, continuous support to women during pregnancy may play an important role in ensuring positive infant birth outcomes during future pandemics. (Copyright © 2024. Published by Elsevier B.V.) |
| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
| Journal Info: | Publisher: Elsevier Country of Publication: Netherlands NLM ID: 101530546 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1877-5764 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 18775756 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Sex Reprod Healthc Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: Amsterdam : Elsevier |
| MeSH Terms: | COVID-19*/epidemiology , Gestational Age* , Birth Weight* , Stress, Psychological* , Perinatal Care* , Midwifery*, Humans ; Female ; Pregnancy ; Adult ; Australia/epidemiology ; Infant, Newborn ; Continuity of Patient Care ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Pregnancy Outcome/epidemiology ; Young Adult |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20240513 Date Completed: 20240606 Latest Revision: 20240606 |
| Update Code: | 20240607 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.srhc.2024.100981 |
| PMID: | 38739983 |
| ISSN: | 1877-5764 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.srhc.2024.100981 |
| Database: | MEDLINE |
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