title: Demographic and psychosocial risk factors for preterm delivery in an active duty pregnant population.
abstract: The effects of work climate, pregnancy transitions stress, maternal medical conditions, health risk behaviors, psychological health, and demographic characteristics were examined among 269 pregnant military women. The study found that single and separated/divorced military women were at greater risk for preterm delivery than married women. Unmarried participants were more likely to belong to ethnic minorities, were lower ranking, less educated, and reported a greater number of medical conditions than married participants. Psychosocial variables distinguished the three marital status groups--married, single, and separated/divorced--but none of these variables was related to preterm delivery. In a logistic regression analysis, marital status was a more significant predictor of preterm delivery than were medical conditions.
authors.affiliation: Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente, Portland, OR, USA.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: L N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Rosen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003710:Demography; D004243:Divorce; D004522:Educational Status; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016015:Logistic Models; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008393:Marriage; D008603:Mental Health; D008889:Military Personnel; D008913:Minority Groups; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D012307:Risk Factors; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012847:Single Person; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000503:physiopathology; D017132:Workplace