The effect of paternal depression and anxiety symptoms on newborn low birth weight

• Main Authors: Md Rifin, Sakinah, Md Aris, Mohd Aznan, Nasreen, Hashima E
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RA Public aspects of medicine; RJ Pediatrics; RZ Other systems of medicine; RZ400 Mental healing
• Online Access: 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; http://irep.iium.edu.my/67349/; http://iiumedic.net/mrs/highlights/

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...