The Relationship between Prenatal Stress, Depression, Cortisol and Preterm Birth: A Review
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Kiran Shaikh, Shahirose Premji, Khurshid Khowaja, Suzanne Tough, Ambreen Kazi, Shaneela Khowaja Aga Khan University School of Nursing and Midwifery, Karachi, Pakistan 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 Email: [email protected]
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