Prenatal maternal depression has its direct effects on early brain development deficits with
permanent changes in neuroendocrine functions and impaired behavior in offsprings …

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 …

Many prospective studies have shown that if a mother is depressed, anxious or stressed
while pregnant, this increases the risk for her child having a wide range of adverse …

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

Prenatal environment significantly influences mammalian fetal development and adverse in
utero conditions have life-long consequences for the offspring health. Research has …

Prenatal stress (PNS) has gained attention with regard to its impact on hippocampal
neurogenesis in neonates which serves as a risk factor for postnatal neurodevelopmental …

Chronic or repeated stress during human fetal brain development has been associated with
various learning, behavioral, and/or mood disorders, including depression in later life. The …

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

BACKGROUND: Although it has long been acknowledged that chronic HPA axis
dysregulation impacts on adult neural function, little attention has been paid to the impact …

Accumulating research shows that prenatal exposure to maternal stress increases the risk
for behavioral and mental health problems later in life. This review systematically analyzes …