Aim The main objective is to review the available evidence in the literature for
developmental origins of neuropsychiatric diseases and their underlying mechanisms. We …

Maternal internalizing symptoms during pregnancy, specifically depression and/or anxiety,
are commonly linked to negative affectivity (NA) in infant offspring. These links are …

Introduction Prenatal stress is known to influence fetal hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis
(HPA axis) development. Placental 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 (HSD11B2) is …

Although the intergenerational transmission of risk for depression is well documented, the
mechanisms and moderators involved in this transmission of risk from depressed parents to …

This study examined the effects of in utero exposure to maternal depression and Superstorm
Sandy, a hurricane that hit metropolitan New York in 2012, on infant temperament at 6 …

Background The placenta acts as a buffer to regulate the degree of fetal exposure to
maternal cortisol through the 11-Beta Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase isoenzyme type 2 (11 …

Background This study determined whether parental mental health and emotional
experiences during the prenatal period were linked to infant developmental outcomes …

Antenatal depression and maternal nutrition can influence infant temperament. Although
broad-spectrum-micronutrients (BSM: vitamins and minerals) given above Recommended …

The impact of prenatal maternal mental health on offspring socioemotional development is
substantial and enduring. Existing literature primarily focuses on the effects of psychological …

Touch is a primary form of communication for mother-infant dyads in the infant's first year of
life. Stressors such as intimate partner violence (IPV) and maternal depression experienced …