Cited by 317Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentInfant Health and Development

Prenatal maternal anxiety and depression predict negative behavioral reactivity in infancy

Davis, Elysia Poggi, Snidman, Nancy, Wadhwa, Pathik D., Glynn, Laura M., Schetter, Chris Dunkel, Sandman, Curt A.·2004·Infancy

Abstract

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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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
Citations by year
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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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