Early life stressors display a high universal prevalence and constitute a major public health
problem. Prolonged psychoneurobiological alterations as sequelae of early life stress (ELS) …

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Fetal development is a critical period for shaping the lifelong health of an individual.
However, the fetus is susceptible to internal and external stimuli that can lead to adverse …

This is a report on the research design and findings of a 23-year longitudinal study of the
impact of intrafamilial sexual abuse on female development. The conceptual framework …

Background: Previous investigations suggest that maltreated children with a diagnosis of
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) evidence alterations of biological stress systems …

BACKGROUND: Previous investigations suggest that maltreated children evidence
alterations of chemical mediators of stress and adverse brain development. Previous …

Child neglect, the most prevalent form of child maltreatment, is associated with adverse
psychological and educational outcomes. It is hypothesized that these outcomes may be …

Stress, that is, the state of threatened or perceived as threatened homeostasis, is associated
with activation of the stress system, mainly comprised by the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal …

We included 10 trials (a total of 4733 women and 5700 babies) with low to moderate risk of
bias. Treatment of women who remain at risk of preterm birth seven or more days a er an …

Objective: The objective was to study the effects of repeated antenatal corticosteroids on
birth size, growth, and development in preterm infants. Study Design: This observational …