This review is based on literature on prenatal anxiety effects that was found on Pubmed and
PsycINFO for the years 2010–2016. Prenatal anxiety is thought to have distinct features …

Abstract Purpose of Review To evaluate the degree to which recent studies provide
evidence that the effects of prenatal maternal stress (PNMS) on child health outcomes vary …

Offspring of parents with chronic pain are at increased risk for pain and adverse mental and
physical health outcomes (Higgins et al, 2015). Although the association between chronic …

We examined the prospective associations of objective and subjective measures of stress
during pregnancy with infant stress reactivity and regulation, an early-life predictor of …

Purpose The objectives of the ongoing Canadian longitudinal cohort called the Alberta
Pregnancy Outcomes and Nutrition (APrON) study are to:(1) determine the relationship …

Problem: Incorporating biomarkers of chronic stress into pediatric research studies may help
to explicate the links between exposure to adversity and lifelong health, but there are …

Objectives To examine the association between prenatal stress and infant physical health in
the first year of life within an understudied, racially and ethnically diverse, highly stressed …

Maternal psychological distress is common in pregnancy and may influence the risk of
adverse outcomes in children. Psychological distress may cause a suboptimal intrauterine …

Depression is a common condition affecting up to 20% of all pregnant women, and is
associated with subsequent developmental and behavioral problems in children, such as …

Background: This study tested the hypothesis that maternal physiological and psychological
variables during pregnancy discriminate between theoretically informed infant stress …