Schuurmans C, Kurrasch DM. Neurodevelopmental consequences of maternal distress:
what do we really know? A simple internet search of 'maternal stress and pregnancy'turns up …

Prenatal maternal stressors ranging in severity from everyday occurrences/hassles to the
experience of traumatic events negatively impact neurodevelopment, increasing the risk for …

Prenatal maternal stress is highly prevalent and predicts many child psychopathologies.
Here, we apply the fetal programming hypothesis as an organizational framework to address …

The impact of stress on brain health begins in the womb. Both animal and human studies
have found that prenatal maternal stress affects the brain and behavior of the offspring …

Risk for neuropsychiatric disorders is complex and includes an individual's internal genetic
endowment and their environmental experiences and exposures. Embryonic development …

Through intimate communications with the mother, the fetus receives information that is
integrated into its neurodevelopmental program to prepare for life after birth. Because the …

The cortex in the mammalian brain is the most complex brain region that integrates sensory
information and coordinates motor and cognitive processes. To perform such functions, the …

In-utero exposure to maternal psychological distress is increasingly linked with disrupted
fetal and neonatal brain development and long‐term neurobehavioral dysfunction in …

The long-term consequences of exposure to excess stress, particularly during sensitive
developmental windows, on the initiation and progression of many complex, common …

Maternal prenatal stress influences offspring neurodevelopment and birth outcomes
including the ratio of males to females born; however, there is limited understanding of what …