Maternal stress and affect influence fetal neurobehavioral development

DiPietro, Janet A.; Hilton, Sterling C.; Hawkins, Melissa; Costigan, Kathleen A.; Pressman, Eva K.

doi:10.1037/0012-1649.38.5.659

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Maternal stress and affect influence fetal neurobehavioral development

DiPietro, Janet A., Hilton, Sterling C., Hawkins, Melissa, Costigan, Kathleen A., Pressman, Eva K.·2002·Developmental Psychology

DOI 10.1037/0012-1649.38.5.659

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The authors investigated the association between maternal psychological and fetal neurobehavioral functioning. Data were provided by 52 maternal-fetal pairs at 24, 30, and 36 weeks gestation. The relations between maternal measures and fetal heart rate, variability, and motor activity were statistically modeled. Fetuses of women who were more affectively intense, appraised their lives as more stressful, and reported more frequent pregnancy-specific hassles were more active across gestation. Fetuses of women who perceived their pregnancy to be more intensely and frequently uplifting and had positive emotional valence toward pregnancy were less active. Associations with fetal heart-rate measures were detected at 36 weeks gestation. These data provide evidence for proximal effects of maternal psychological functioning on fetal neurobehavior.

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Pregnancy-specific stress measures predict developmental outcomes better than general psychological distress measures.
“Further evidence suggests that measures of pregnancy specific stress are better than measures of generalized psychological distress for predicting developmental outcomes including, fetal behavior (DiPietro et al., 2002), infant cognitive and motor development (Huizink et al., 2003; Dipietro et al., 2006; Davis & Sandman, in press) and infant emotional regulation (Dipietro et al., 2006).”
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Authors: DiPietro, J. A., Hilton, S. C., Hawkins, M., Costigan, K. A., & Pressman, E. K.
Affiliations: Johns Hopkins University (US)
Brigham Young University (US)
ORCID: DiPietro, Janet A.
Hawkins, Melissa
Costigan, Kathleen A.
Pressman, Eva K.
Venue: Developmental Psychology
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Published: 2002
Volume: 38
Issue: 5
Pages: 659-668
ISSN: 0012-1649 (ISSN-L)
1939-0599
DOI: 10.1037/0012-1649.38.5.659
OpenAlex: W2116890385
Cited by: 218
References: 99
Citations by year: 2026: 4 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 12 · 2017: 9 · 2016: 10 · 2015: 13 · 2014: 8 · 2013: 15 · 2012: 11
FWCI: 7.35
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Developmental Psychology (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01 HD 27592, R01HD027592)
Topics: Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Infant Development and Preterm Care
Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
Keywords: maternal stress, maternal affect, fetal heart rate, fetal heart rate variability, fetal movement, prenatal stress, maternal-fetal interaction
MeSH terms: Adult, Analysis of Variance, Educational Status, Female, Embryonic and Fetal Development, Fetal Movement, Gestational Age, Heart Rate, Fetal, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Male, Maternal Age, Nervous System, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications, Psychological Tests, Stress, Physiological

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