Mechanisms underlying the effects of prenatal psychosocial stress on child outcomes: beyond the HPA axis

Accumulating evidence from preclinical and clinical studies indicates that maternal psychosocial stress and anxiety during pregnancy adversely affect child outcomes. However, knowledge on the possible mechanisms underlying these relations is limited. In the present paper, we review the most often pr...

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Published in:	European child & adolescent psychiatry Vol. 23; no. 10; pp. 943 - 956
Main Authors:	Beijers, Roseriet, Buitelaar, Jan K., de Weerth, Carolina
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.10.2014 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Animals Anxiety Anxiety - immunology Anxiety - psychology Behavior Birth weight Catecholamines Catecholamines - physiology Central nervous system Child Child & adolescent psychiatry Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Child Development Children Cortisol Eating behavior Emotions Female Fetuses Genetics Health behavior Humans Hydrocortisone - physiology Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System - physiopathology Immune system Medicine Medicine & Public Health Mental health Mothers Nervous system Physiology Pituitary-Adrenal System - physiopathology Postpartum period Pregnancy Premature birth Prenatal care Psychiatry Psychopathology Psychosocial factors Review Risk factors Stress Stress, Psychological - immunology Stress, Psychological - physiopathology Mechanisms Anxiety HPA axis Child outcomes Prenatal stress
ISSN:	1018-8827, 1435-165X, 1435-165X
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