Prenatal maternal anxiety and depression predict negative behavioral reactivity in infancy
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The effects of maternal antenatal and postnatal anxiety and depression on infant negative behavioral reactivity were examined in a sample of 22 mother‐infant pairs. Maternal anxiety and depression were assessed by standardized measures during the third trimester of pregnancy and postpartum. Infant negative behavioral responses to novelty were assessed using a previously validated measure at 4 months of age. Maternal anxiety and depression during the prenatal, but not the postnatal period, were related to infant negative behavioral reactivity to novelty. These data illustrate that prenatal maternal psychological state can exert persisting influences on human infant behavior.
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Elevated prenatal maternal stress/anxiety is associated with higher infant behavioral reactivity.
“higher infant behavioral reactivity (Davis et al., 2004; Davis et al., 2005; Davis et al., 2007)”
From High pregnancy anxiety during mid-gestation is associated with decreased gray matter density in 6-9-year-old children. (2010) · cites this paper as Davis et al., 2004
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- Authors
- Davis, E. P., Snidman, N., Wadhwa, P. D., Glynn, L. M., Schetter, C. D., & Sandman, C. A.
- Affiliations
- University of California, Irvine (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- Corresponding author
- Davis, Elysia Poggi
- Venue
- Infancy
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2004-11
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 319-331
- ISSN
- 1525-0008 (ISSN-L)
- 1532-7078
- OpenAlex
- W2070891401
- Cited by
- 317
- References
- 44
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- FWCI
- 4.75
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Infancy (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Pharmacy › Infant Health and Development
- Keywords
- maternal anxiety, maternal depression, prenatal stress, postpartum depression, novelty, infant temperament, mother-infant relationship, prenatal programming
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