Maternal cortisol and offspring birthweight: Results from a large prospective cohort study

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 644-652

  Goedhart, Geertje ^a   Vrijkotte, Tanja G M ^b   Roseboom, Tessa J ^b   van der Wal, Marcel F ^a   Cuijpers, Pim ^c   Bonsel, Gouke J ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ABCD study; Birthweight; Maternal cortisol; Psychosocial problems; SGA

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INFANT; JOB STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; NETHERLANDS; PARENTAL STRESS; PARITY; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SMOKING;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77952548560     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2009.10.003     Document Type: Article

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