id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-323789-mb3qdfj5 Preis, Heidi Pandemic-related pregnancy stress and anxiety among women pregnant during the COVID-19 pandemic 2020-06-15 .txt text/plain 194 19 69 key: cord-323789-mb3qdfj5 authors: Preis, Heidi; Mahaffey, Brittain; Heiselman, Cassandra; Lobel, Marci title: Pandemic-related pregnancy stress and anxiety among women pregnant during the COVID-19 pandemic date: 2020-06-15 journal: Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM DOI: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2020.100155 cord_uid: mb3qdfj5 Prenatal maternal stress and anxiety, whether at times of disaster or not, are well-7 established risk factors for preterm birth, low birth weight, infant health problems, and may have 8 long lasting effects on offspring. 1, 2 Approximately 21%-25% of women experience prenatal 9 anxiety symptoms (e.g., excessive worry, nervousness, agitation). Analysis on a random half of the sample confirmed its three constituent factors: Preparedness 31 Stress (7 items; e.g., "I am worried I will not be able to have someone with me during the 32 delivery"), Perinatal Infection Stress (5 items; e.g., "I am worried that my baby could get Step 1 Step 3 Step 3 Disasters and perinatal health: A systematic review ./cache/cord-323789-mb3qdfj5.txt ./txt/cord-323789-mb3qdfj5.txt