Abstract
The high incidence of low birth weight (birth weight 1 Despite decrease in the neonatal mortality rate during the last decade, the incidence of low birth weight has changed little during that time. 2 Because it is still not understood why mothers are having low-birth-weight infants, new research directions are clearly indicated. We believe that further study of the relationship between maternal psychological stress and/or depression and low birth weight is needed in populations at risk of psychological stress, depression, and low birth weight. Psychological stress is defined as a particular relationship between the person and his or her environment that is appraised by the person as taxing or exceeding his or her resources and endangering his or her well-being. 3 Animal 4,5 and human 6,7 studies suggest relationship between maternal stress and low birth weight, but the
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