Maternal antenatal anxiety, postnatal stroking and emotional problems in children: Outcomes predicted from pre- and postnatal programming hypotheses

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 269-283

  Sharp, H ^a   Hill, J ^b   Hellier, J ^c   Pickles, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Internalizing problems; prenatal anxiety; programming effects; sex differences; stroking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TOUCH; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PROGNOSIS; SELF REPORT; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TOUCH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84988301819     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291714001342     Document Type: Article

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