The Effect of Maternal PTSD Following in Utero Trauma Exposure on Behavior and Temperament in the 9‐Month‐Old Infant

BRAND, SARAH R.; ENGEL, STEPHANIE M.; CANFIELD, RICHARD L.; YEHUDA, RACHEL

doi:10.1196/annals.1364.041

The Effect of Maternal PTSD Following in Utero Trauma Exposure on Behavior and Temperament in the 9‐Month‐Old Infant

In view of evidence of in utero glucocorticoid programming, and our prior observation of lower cortisol levels in 9‐month‐old infants of mothers with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) compared to mothers without PTSD, we undertook an examination of the effect of in utero maternal stress, as de…