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Maternal psychological distress during pregnancy in relation to child development at age two.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16686789     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Concern exists that a constellation of negative maternal emotions during pregnancy generates persistent negative consequences for child development. Maternal reports of anxiety, pregnancy-specific and nonspecific stress, and depressive symptoms were collected during mid-pregnancy and at 6 weeks and 24 months after birth in a sample of healthy women with low risk pregnancies. Developmental assessment and cardiac vagal tone monitoring were administered to 94 children at age 2. Higher levels of prenatal anxiety, nonspecific stress, and depressive symptoms were associated with more advanced motor development in children after postnatal control for each psychological measure; anxiety and depression were also significantly and positively associated with mental development. Mild to moderate levels of psychological distress may enhance fetal maturation in healthy populations.
Authors:
Janet A DiPietro; Matthew F S X Novak; Kathleen A Costigan; Lara D Atella; Sarah P Reusing
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Child development     Volume:  77     ISSN:  0009-3920     ISO Abbreviation:  Child Dev     Publication Date:    2006 May-Jun
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-05-11     Completed Date:  2006-07-03     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0372725     Medline TA:  Child Dev     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  573-87     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Population and Family Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. jdipietr@jhsph.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Anxiety / complications,  psychology
Arousal
Child Development*
Child, Preschool
Cognition
Depression / complications,  psychology
Female
Fetal Development
Follow-Up Studies
Gestational Age
Humans
Infant
Infant Behavior
Infant, Newborn
Male
Neurologic Examination*
Neuropsychological Tests*
Personality Assessment
Pregnancy / psychology*
Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects*
Psychomotor Performance
Socioeconomic Factors
Stress, Psychological / complications*,  psychology
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
R01 HD27592/HD/NICHD NIH HHS

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