Maternal prenatal stress phenotypes associate with fetal neurodevelopment and birth outcomes

K Walsh, CA McCormack, R Webster… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
K Walsh, CA McCormack, R Webster, A Pinto, S Lee, T Feng, HS Krakovsky, SM O'Grady
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2019National Acad Sciences
Maternal prenatal stress influences offspring neurodevelopment and birth outcomes
including the ratio of males to females born; however, there is limited understanding of what
types of stress matter, and for whom. Using a data-driven approach with 27 variables from
questionnaires, ambulatory diaries, and physical assessments collected early in the
singleton pregnancies of 187 women, 3 latent profiles of maternal prenatal stress emerged
that were differentially associated with sex at birth, birth outcomes, and fetal …
Maternal prenatal stress influences offspring neurodevelopment and birth outcomes including the ratio of males to females born; however, there is limited understanding of what types of stress matter, and for whom. Using a data-driven approach with 27 variables from questionnaires, ambulatory diaries, and physical assessments collected early in the singleton pregnancies of 187 women, 3 latent profiles of maternal prenatal stress emerged that were differentially associated with sex at birth, birth outcomes, and fetal neurodevelopment. Most women (66.8%) were in the healthy group (HG); 17.1% were in the psychologically stressed group (PSYG), evidencing clinically meaningful elevations in perceived stress, depression, and anxiety; and 16% were in the physically stressed group (PHSG) with relatively higher ambulatory blood pressure and increased caloric intake. The population normative male:female secondary sex ratio (105:100) was lower in the PSYG (2:3) and PHSG (4:9), and higher in the HG (23:18), consistent with research showing diminished male births in maternal stress contexts. PHSG versus HG infants were born 1.5 wk earlier (P < 0.05) with 22% compared to 5% born preterm. PHSG versus HG fetuses had decreased fetal heart rate–movement coupling (P < 0.05), which may indicate slower central nervous system development, and PSYG versus PHSG fetuses had more birth complications, consistent with previous findings among offspring of women with psychiatric illness. Social support most strongly differentiated the HG, PSYG, and PHSG groups, and higher social support was associated with increased odds of male versus female births. Stress phenotypes in pregnant women are associated with male vulnerability and poor fetal outcomes.
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