Hormones and cognitive functioning during late pregnancy and postpartum: A longitudinal study

Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 73-85

  Henry, Jessica F ^a   Sherwin, Barbara B ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cognition; Postpartum; Pregnancy; Prolactin; Steroid hormones

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; HYDROCORTISONE; NORETHISTERONE; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; STEROID HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATIENT EDUCATION; PITTSBURGH SLEEP QUALITY INDEX; PUERPERIUM; REY AUDITORY AND VERBAL LEARNING TEST; SCORING SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; VERBAL MEMORY; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE; AFFECT; BLOOD; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SLEEP;

ADULT; AFFECT; COGNITION; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; SLEEP; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84861727058     PISSN: 07357044     EISSN: 19390084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025540     Document Type: Article

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