Antenatal maternal anxiety and stress and the neurobehavioural development of the fetus and child: links and possible mechanisms. A review

A direct link between antenatal maternal mood and fetal behaviour, as observed by ultrasound from 27 to 28 weeks of gestation onwards, is well established. Moreover, 14 independent prospective studies have shown a link between antenatal maternal anxiety/stress and cognitive, behavioural, and emotion...

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Published in:	Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews Vol. 29; no. 2; pp. 237 - 258
Main Authors:	Van den Bergh, Bea R.H., Mulder, Eduard J.H., Mennes, Maarten, Glover, Vivette
Format:	Journal Article Conference Proceeding
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2005 Elsevier
Subjects:	Affectivity. Emotion Animals Anxiety Disorders - complications Anxiety Disorders - psychology Behavioral psychophysiology Biological and medical sciences Child behaviour Child Development Cortisol Developmental neuroscience Female Fetal behaviour Fetus - embryology Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Hormones and behavior Humans Infant, Newborn Maternal Behavior - physiology Maternal Behavior - psychology Personality. Affectivity Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications - psychology Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects Programming Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychology. Psychophysiology Review Stress Stress, Psychological - complications Time Factors Pregnancy Fetal behaviour Developmental neuroscience Programming Child behaviour Cortisol Review Stress Human Affect affectivity Hypothalamohypophysoadrenal axis Hydrocortisone Glucocorticoid Adrenal hormone Development Fetus Developmental stage Anxiety Behavior Child
ISSN:	0149-7634, 1873-7528
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