Introduction
Over the years, there has been a lot of research to establish a link between stress (maternal stress and fetal stress) with premature births. A normal human pregnancy will take between 37 and 42 weeks. A preterm labor is one that starts when the 37 weeks of pregnancy have not elapsed. Premature deliveries are usually caused by many factors depending on the environment the mother lives. Stress is one of the causes of preterm deliveries and also one of the most common. Pregnancy is a period when a woman’s body experiences so many changes. The woman’s emotional functions and ...
