Maternal stress in pregnancy: Considerations for fetal development

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 51, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2012, Pages

  Dipietro, Janet A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Fetal behavior; Fetal development; Fetus; Pregnancy; Prenatal stress; Programming

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

COGNITION; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; MATERNAL STRESS; MATERNAL WELFARE; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SALIVA ANALYSIS; TERATOGENICITY;

FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL-FETAL RELATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84864067602     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: 18791972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2012.04.008     Document Type: Review

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