Effects of earthquake on perinatal outcomes: A Chilean register-based study.

Natural disasters increase the level population stress, including pregnant women, who can experience prenatal maternal stress, affecting the fetus and triggering perinatal complications, such as low birth weight, smaller head circumference, etc. However, little is known about effects of earthquake o...

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Main Authors: Yasna K Palmeiro-Silva, Pelusa Orellana, Pia Venegas, Lara Monteiro, Manuel Varas-Godoy, Errol Norwitz, Gregory Rice, Eduardo Osorio, Sebastián E Illanes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5825031?pdf=render