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 …

The quality of fetal growth and development predicts the risk for a range of
noncommunicable, chronic illnesses. These observations form the basis of the …

Background: Growing evidence indicates that immigration policy and enforcement adversely
affect the well-being of Latino immigrants, but fewer studies examine 'spillover effects' on …

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 …

The aim of the current study was to assess the risk for post-partum depression among
women delivering during the COVID-19 pandemic as compared to the risk among women …

Many studies have examined effects of prenatal stress on pregnancy and fetal development,
especially on prematurity and birthweight, and more recently long-term effects on child …

Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and cortisol are the most abundant hormones of the
human fetal and adult adrenals released as end products of a tightly coordinated endocrine …

Overexposure of the developing fetus to glucocorticoids is hypothesised to be one of the key
mechanisms linking early life development with later life disease. The maternal …

Why Love Matters explains why loving relationships are essential to brain development in
the early years, and how these early interactions can have lasting consequences for future …

Anxiety during pregnancy is associated with adverse outcomes in mothers and infants.
Unfortunately, as anxiety is often synonymously mentioned with depression, the studies …