Prenatal stress, gestational age and secondary sex ratio: the sex-specific effects of exposure to a natural disaster in early pregnancy

F Torche, K Kleinhaus - Human reproduction, 2012 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Previous research suggests that maternal exposure to acute stress has a
negative impact on the duration of pregnancy, and that this effect may vary by the time of …

The association between prenatal psychosocial stress and blood pressure in the child at age 5–7 years

AE Van Dijk, M Van Eijsden, K Stronks, RJBJ Gemke… - 2012 - journals.plos.org
Objective Prenatal maternal stress could have permanent effects on the offspring's tissue
structure and function, which may predispose to cardiovascular diseases. We investigated …

The relation of maternal job strain and cortisol levels during early pregnancy with body composition later in the 5-year-old child: the ABCD study

AE Van Dijk, M Van Eijsden, K Stronks… - Early human …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Prenatal exposure to maternal stress may program the fetal HPA axis,
potentially leading to altered metabolism in later life, associated with adiposity and diabetes …

The psychoneuroimmunology of stress in pregnancy

ME Coussons-Read - Current Directions in Psychological …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
The rate of preterm birth in the United States remains high. In up to 40% of cases of preterm
birth, the mothers are healthy women who have no clear risk factors. Accordingly, research …

[HTML][HTML] Preconception stress and the secondary sex ratio: a prospective cohort study

RJ Chason, AC McLain, R Sundaram, Z Chen… - Fertility and sterility, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To study the association between salivary stress biomarkers and the
secondary sex ratio. DESIGN: Prospective, longitudinal cohort study. SETTING: Community …

[PDF][PDF] O sexo masculino vulnerável: razão de masculinidade entre os óbitos fetais brasileiros

ADP Chiavegatto Filho… - Cadernos de Saúde …, 2012 - SciELO Public Health
Alguns estudos apontam para a existência de vulnerabilidades biológicas inatas
masculinas, especialmente no período perinatal. Foi realizada uma análise transversal da …

Hormonal evidence supports the theory of selection in utero

RA Catalano, KB Saxton, TA Bruckner… - American Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives: Antagonists in the debate over whether the maternal stress response during
pregnancy damages or culls fetuses have invoked the theory of selection in utero to support …

Acute Stress and Cardiovascular Health: Is There an ACE Gene Connection?

EA Holman - Journal of traumatic stress, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Cardiovascular disorders (CVD) are associated with acute and posttraumatic stress
responses, yet biological processes underlying this association are poorly understood. This …

The vulnerable male, or the sex ratio among fetal deaths in Brazil

ADP Chiavegatto Filho, R Laurenti - Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 2012 - SciELO Brasil
Alguns estudos apontam para a existência de vulnerabilidades biológicas inatas
masculinas, especialmente no período perinatal. Foi realizada uma análise transversal da …

[PDF][PDF] Soziale Aspekte der Frühgeburtlichkeit unter

C Berger - repositorium.ub.uni-osnabrueck.de
Frühgeburt wird definiert als Geburt eines lebenden Neugeborenen, das mit einem
Gestationsalter von< 37+ 0 Schwangerschaftswochen pm (Fleischman et al. 2010; Speer …