Antenatal maternal anxiety is linked with atypical handedness in the child

Early Human Development

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 107-118

  Glover, Vivette ^a   O'Connor, Thomas G ^b,c   Heron, Jonathan ^d   Golding, Jean ^d  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Division of Child Dental Health   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antenatal maternal anxiety; Atypical handedness; Prenatal stress

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATHER; FEMALE; HANDEDNESS; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MALE; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 8444226297     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2004.04.012     Document Type: Article

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