Objective: The authors examined associations of exposure to maternal depressive
symptoms at different developmental stages from fetal life to preadolescence with child brain …

Background Perinatal maternal depression is a serious health concern with potential lasting
negative consequences for children. Prenatal depression is associated with altered brain …

Background Prenatal depressive symptoms have been associated with multiple adverse
outcomes. Previously, we demonstrated that prenatal depressive symptoms were associated …

Background Prenatal maternal depression has been associated with multiple problems in
offspring involving affect, cognition, and neuroendocrine functioning. This suggests that …

Background Maternal depression in pregnancy increases the risk for adverse
neurodevelopmental outcomes in the offspring. The reason for this is unknown, however …

Background Maternal depression is one of the most common prenatal complications. The
consequences of fetal exposure to maternal depression are poorly understood. The aim of …

Background Maternal depression is prevalent during and following pregnancy and is related
to adverse outcomes in offspring. Perinatal depression is associated with risk for difficulties …

Importance Maternal depression and anxiety can have deleterious and lifelong
consequences on child development. However, many aspects of the association of early …

Maternal prenatal depression is associated with increased likelihood of
neurodevelopmental and psychiatric conditions in offspring. The relationship between …

Maternal depressive symptoms influence neurodevelopment in the offspring. Such effects
may appear to be gender-dependent. The present study examined contributions of prenatal …