Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5676526 | American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology | 2016 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Women receiving prenatal care through California's low-income health insurance who had at least 1 mental illness diagnostic code were 1.2-3.3-times more likely to have a preterm birth than women without a mental illness, and these risks persisted across most illness classifications. Although it cannot be determined from these data whether specific treatments for mental illness contribute to the observed associations, elevated risk across different diagnoses suggests that some aspects of mental illness itself may confer risk.
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Authors
Rebecca J. MPH, Christina D. PhD, Gretchen PhD, Laura L. PhD,