title: Birth weight and gestational age in newborns exposed to maternal obsessive-compulsive disorder.
abstract: We examined the impact of maternal obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) on gestational age and birth weight of infants. The sample included 63 mothers (28 patient and 35 controls). OCD and other psychiatric diagnoses were determined with a structured clinical interview. Birth weight and gestational age were lower in the newborns exposed to maternal OCD compared to ones who were not exposed. The results suggest that maternal OCD may negatively affect fetal weight growth and gestational duration.
authors: Department of Psychiatry, University of Necmettin Erbakan, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey. Electronic address: farukuguz@gmail.com.
authors: Faruk
authors: F
authors: Uguz
authors: Department of Psychiatry, Bakirkoy Research and Training Hospital for Psychiatry, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors: Goksen
authors: G
authors: Yuksel
authors: Department of Psychiatry, Bakirkoy Research and Training Hospital for Psychiatry, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors: Cagatay
authors: C
authors: Karsidag
authors: Department of Psychiatry, University of Necmettin Erbakan, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey.
authors: Hatice
authors: H
authors: Guncu
authors: Department of Neonatology, University of Necmettin Erbakan, Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey.
authors: Murat
authors: M
authors: Konak
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001724:Birth Weight / Q000502:physiology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D016241:Child of Impaired Parents; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008423:Maternal Age; D001523:Mental Disorders; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000523:psychology*; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology
keywords: Birth weight; Obsessive-compulsive disorder; Pregnancy