Maternal stress during pregnancy predicts cognitive ability and fearfulness in infancy

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1454-1463

  Bergman, Kristin ^a   Sarkar, Pampa ^b   O'Connor, Thomas G ^c   Modi, Neena ^a   Glover, Vivette ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b WEXHAM PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive development; Fear; Fetus; Infancy; Life events; Prenatal; Programming; Stress

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANCY; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL STRESS; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; MENTAL HEALTH; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADULT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; LIFE EVENT; MENTAL STRESS; MOTHER; PHOBIA; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MOTHERS; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 38449120898     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/chi.0b013e31814a62f6     Document Type: Article

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