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From: Maternal depressive symptoms and stress during pregnancy as predictors of gestational age at birth and standardized body mass index from birth up to 2 years of age

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Structural equation model. Dotted squares display control variables; single bordered squares display independent predictor variables; double bordered squares display dependent variables; double-headed arrows display correlation coefficients between error terms; single-arrows display standardized regression coefficients. e = error term; Age = maternal age; BMI = pregravid body mass index (kg/m2); SES = socio-economic status; GWG = gestational weight gain; BMISDS = child body mass index standard deviation score at health check-ups at 2–4 h (Birth), 6–7 months (6 m), 10–12 months (12 m), and 21–24 months (24 m) after birth

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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

ISSN: 1471-2393

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