Open Journal of Depression
Vol.2 No.3(2013), Paper ID 35175, 8
pages
DOI:10.4236/ojd.2013.23006
The Relationship between Prenatal Stress, Depression, Cortisol and Preterm Birth: A Review
Kiran Shaikh, Shahirose Premji, Khurshid Khowaja, Suzanne Tough, Ambreen Kazi, Shaneela Khowaj
kiran.shaikh@aku.edu
University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Director of Nursing Al Noor Hospital, Al Ain and Associate Professor, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
Department of Pediatrics and Community Health, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Department of Community Health Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
Aga Khan University School of Nursing and Midwifery, Karachi, Pakistan
Copyright © 2013 Kiran Shaikh, Shahirose Premji, Khurshid Khowaja, Suzanne Tough, Ambreen Kazi, Shaneela Khowaj et al. This is
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How to Cite this Article
Shaikh, K. , Premji, S. , Khowaja, K. , Tough, S. , Kazi, A. & Khowaj, S. (2013). The Relationship between Prenatal Stress, Depression, Cortisol and Preterm Birth: A Review.
Open Journal of Depression, 2, 24-31. doi:
10.4236/ojd.2013.23006.