Does PTSD during pregnancy increase the likelihood of preterm birth?
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Yes—by fourfold. But the risk is among those with both posttraumatic stress disorder and major depressive episode during pregnancy and is independent of pharmacotherapies for these two conditions, according to this prospective study involving more than 2,600 women.
Yonkers KA, Smith MV, Forray A, et al. Pregnant women with posttraumatic stress disorder and risk of preterm birth. JAMA Psychiatry. 2014;71(8):897–904.
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