Maternal Adverse Childhood Experiences Linked to Changes in Neonatal Brain Development and Behavior
Maternal ACEs were associated with both newborn amygdala volume and subsequent infant negative emotionality.
Maternal ACEs were associated with both newborn amygdala volume and subsequent infant negative emotionality.
Fetal brain development is altered by elevated maternal distress and has adverse infant social-emotional and cognitive outcomes.
This article reviews the research on the effects of antenatal maternal psychological states on offspring.
Over the last decade we have seen multiple studies which have demonstrated an association between the use of antidepressants during pregnancy and increased risk of certain adverse outcomes, including preterm birth and low birth weight. [...]
It is fairly well-known that interactions between parents and children are associated with improved developmental outcomes in children. Previous research has primarily focused on how maternal rather than paternal involvement influences infant neurodevelopment. A recent [...]
The first article on the list is one that relies on the Swedish medical registers to look neonatal outcomes in infants prenatally exposed to antidepressants. While the study does not generate new things to worry [...]
Studies in animals and humans suggest that psychological distress experienced by mothers during pregnancy is associated with later neurodevelopmental problems in their offspring. Project Ice Storm is one such study exploring the effect of [...]
While we are becoming more attentive to screening for depressive symptoms during pregnancy and the postpartum period, we may not always ask about stressful life events, especially when a woman has had what most would [...]
The link between maternal depression and anxiety during pregnancy and adverse neonatal outcome has been well-documented in the medical literature and reviewed on our website. A recent study published in the journal Early Human Development suggests that a mother's stress during pregnancy may also negatively affect her baby's sleep patterns.