The effect of paternal depression and anxiety symptoms on newborn low birth weight
Despite significant improvement in health status in Malaysia, the prevalence of low birth weight (LBW) infants is still remained static over the past 12 years1. In past decades, there have been assumptions regarding the potential etiologic association of psychosocial factors with LBW. However, it is...
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| author | Md Rifin, Sakinah Md Aris, Mohd Aznan Nasreen, Hashima E |
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| description | Despite significant improvement in health status in Malaysia, the prevalence of low birth weight (LBW) infants is still remained static over the past 12 years1. In past decades, there have been assumptions regarding the potential etiologic association of psychosocial factors with LBW. However, it is widely believed that only mothers are affected by depression and anxiety during pregnancy. Therefore, most studies are focused on mothers. There is no study in Malaysia that shows the impact of paternal depressive and anxiety symptoms on LBW. |
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| spelling | iium-673492018-11-09T01:11:34Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/67349/ The effect of paternal depression and anxiety symptoms on newborn low birth weight Md Rifin, Sakinah Md Aris, Mohd Aznan Nasreen, Hashima E R Medicine (General) RA Public aspects of medicine RJ Pediatrics RZ Other systems of medicine RZ400 Mental healing Despite significant improvement in health status in Malaysia, the prevalence of low birth weight (LBW) infants is still remained static over the past 12 years1. In past decades, there have been assumptions regarding the potential etiologic association of psychosocial factors with LBW. However, it is widely believed that only mothers are affected by depression and anxiety during pregnancy. Therefore, most studies are focused on mothers. There is no study in Malaysia that shows the impact of paternal depressive and anxiety symptoms on LBW. 2018-08-29 Proceeding Paper PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/67349/1/POSTER%20MRS%20Dr%20Sakinah.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/67349/19/67349_The%20effect%20of%20Paternal%20Depression.pdf Md Rifin, Sakinah and Md Aris, Mohd Aznan and Nasreen, Hashima E (2018) The effect of paternal depression and anxiety symptoms on newborn low birth weight. In: Medical Research Symposium 2018, 29th Aug. 2018, Kuantan, Pahang. (Unpublished) http://iiumedic.net/mrs/highlights/ |
| spellingShingle | R Medicine (General) RA Public aspects of medicine RJ Pediatrics RZ Other systems of medicine RZ400 Mental healing Md Rifin, Sakinah Md Aris, Mohd Aznan Nasreen, Hashima E The effect of paternal depression and anxiety symptoms on newborn low birth weight |
| title | The effect of paternal depression and anxiety symptoms on newborn low birth weight |
| title_full | The effect of paternal depression and anxiety symptoms on newborn low birth weight |
| title_fullStr | The effect of paternal depression and anxiety symptoms on newborn low birth weight |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effect of paternal depression and anxiety symptoms on newborn low birth weight |
| title_short | The effect of paternal depression and anxiety symptoms on newborn low birth weight |
| title_sort | effect of paternal depression and anxiety symptoms on newborn low birth weight |
| topic | R Medicine (General) RA Public aspects of medicine RJ Pediatrics RZ Other systems of medicine RZ400 Mental healing |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/67349/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/67349/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/67349/1/POSTER%20MRS%20Dr%20Sakinah.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/67349/19/67349_The%20effect%20of%20Paternal%20Depression.pdf |