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Severe stress in pregnancy may affect fetal growth

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who go through a traumatic event during or soon before pregnancy may be at increased risk of having an underweight baby, a large study suggests. <p><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/healthNews?a=m7yfpU"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/healthNews?i=m7yfpU" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/healthNews?a=GYGKWK"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/healthNews?i=GYGKWK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/healthNews?a=1DQrik"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/healthNews?i=1DQrik" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/healthNews?a=thffvk"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/healthNews?i=thffvk" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/healthNews/~4/378196963" height="1" width="1"/>