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Corticotropin-releasing hormone during pregnancy is associated with infant temperament

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Davis, Elysia Poggi, Glynn, Laura M., Dunkel Schetter, Christine, Hobel, Calvin, Chicz-Demet, Aleksandra, Sandman, Curt A.·2005·Developmental Neuroscience

Abstract

During pregnancy corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) is released into maternal and fetal circulation from the placenta. Elevated concentrations of placental CRH are associated with spontaneous preterm birth, but the consequences for infant development, independent of birth outcome, are unknown. In this study, the effects of placental CRH on infant temperament were examined in a sample of 248 full-term infants. Maternal blood samples were collected at 19, 25 and 31 weeks of gestation for CRH analysis. Infant temperament was assessed with measures of fear and distress at 2 months of age. Infants of mothers with low CRH at 25 weeks of gestation scored lower in fear and distress at 2 months. CRH at 19 and 31 weeks’ gestation was not significantly associated with measures of infant temperament, suggesting the possibility that there is a sensitive period for its effects. These data suggest that prenatal exposure to CRH may exert influences that persist into the postnatal period.

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Authors
Davis, E. P., Glynn, L. M., Dunkel Schetter, C., Hobel, C., Chicz-Demet, A., & Sandman, C. A.
Affiliations
  • University of California, Irvine (US)
  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (US)
Venue
Developmental Neuroscience
Publisher
S. Karger AG
Published
2005
Volume
27
Issue
5
Pages
299-305
ISSN
  • 0378-5866 (ISSN-L)
  • 1421-9859
OpenAlex
W2117109347
Cited by
116
References
53
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3.48
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Developmental Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
National Institutes of Health
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Birth, Development, and Health
Keywords
corticotropin-releasing factor, pregnancy, infant temperament, fear, distress, prenatal exposure, sensitive period, term infants
MeSH terms
Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone, Female, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Trimester, Second, Pregnancy Trimester, Third, Temperament, Fetal Development

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