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Prenatal antecedents of newborn neurological maturation

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DiPietro, Janet A, Kivlighan, Katie T, Costigan, Kathleen A, Rubin, Suzanne E, Shiffler, Dorothy E, Henderson, Janice L, Pillion, Joseph P·2010·Child Development

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Fetal neurobehavioral development was modeled longitudinally using data collected at weekly intervals from 24 to 38 weeks gestation in a sample of 112 healthy pregnancies. Predictive associations between 3 measures of fetal neurobehavioral functioning and their developmental trajectories to neurological maturation in the first weeks after birth were examined. Prenatal measures included fetal heart rate (FHR) variability, fetal movement, and coupling between fetal motor activity and heart rate patterning; neonatal outcomes include a standard neurologic examination (n = 97) and brainstem auditory evoked potential (BAEP; n = 47). Optimality in newborn motor activity and reflexes was predicted by fetal motor activity, FHR variability, and somatic-cardiac coupling predicted BAEP parameters. Maternal pregnancy-specific psychological stress was associated with accelerated neurologic maturation.

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  • Fetuses of smokers show more maladaptive responses to the non-stress test, lower heart rate variability, more mouth and self-touch movements, and poorer recognition of maternal voice than fetuses of nonsmokers.

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Authors
DiPietro, J. A., Kivlighan, K. T., Costigan, K. A., Rubin, S. E., Shiffler, D. E., Henderson, J. L., & Pillion, J. P.
Affiliations
Johns Hopkins University (US)
Corresponding author
DiPietro, Janet A
Venue
Child Development
Published
2010-01-01
Volume
81
Issue
1
Pages
115-130
ISSN
  • 0009-3920 (ISSN-L)
  • 1467-8624
OpenAlex
W2164756522
Cited by
143
References
95
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FWCI
8.62
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Child Development (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01HD027592)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Infant Development and Preterm Care
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
Keywords
neurological maturation, fetal heart rate variability, fetal movement, auditory brainstem response, neonatal reflexes, maternal stress, pregnancy, developmental trajectories
MeSH terms
Brain, Female, Fetal Movement, Fetus, Gestational Age, Heart Rate, Fetal, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Motor Activity, Nervous System, Pregnancy, Psychomotor Performance, Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem, Ultrasonography, Prenatal, Infant Behavior, Fetal Development

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