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Maternal antenatal anxiety and behavioural/emotional problems in children: a test of a programming hypothesis
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry · 2003 · Vol. 44(7) · pp. 1025–1036
Thomas G. O’Connor✉(American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)Jon Heron(University of Bristol)Jean Golding(University of Bristol)Vivette Glover(Imperial College London)the AL SPAC Study Team(Psychiatry Research Trust)
Abstract
There is evidence that antenatal stress/anxiety has a programming effect on the fetus which lasts at least until middle childhood.
Birth, Development, and HealthEarly Childhood Education and DevelopmentMaternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumAnxietyPregnancyPsychosocialLongitudinal studyPsychologyOffspringDepression (economics)Cohort studyProspective cohort studyChild development
MeSH terms
AdultAnxiety DisordersChildChild DevelopmentChild, PreschoolDepressive DisorderFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMother-Child RelationsPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsRisk Factors
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- Wellcome Trust
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