Maternal adverse childhood experiences impact fetal adrenal volume in a sex-specific manner.

Korrina A DuffyMary D SammelRachel L JohnsonDeborah R KimEileen Y WangGrace EwingLiisa HantsooSara L KornfieldTracy L BaleC Neill Epperson

Published in: Biology of sex differences (2023)

FAV of females extends preclinical research demonstrating a dysmasculinizing effect of gestational stress on a range of offspring outcomes. Future studies investigating intergenerational transmission of stress should consider the influence of maternal preconception stress on offspring outcomes.

Keyphrases

birth weight
pregnancy outcomes
high fat diet
pregnant women
stress induced
mental health
type diabetes
emergency department
stem cells
body mass index
heat stress
adipose tissue
early life
case control