Fatal bleeding from gastric ulceration during first day of life--possible association with social stress.
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Death from haemorrhage is described in a 21-hour-old baby boy with acute gastric ulceration. Particular note is made of the very high level of psychosocial maternal stress during the last trimester of pregnancy. A causal relationship of this stress and the peptic ulceration is suggested, with gastrin as the mediator.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of disease in childhood
دوره 54 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1979