Increases in maternal depressive symptoms during pregnancy and infant cortisol reactivity: Mediation by placental corticotropin-releasing hormone.

Gabrielle R RinneJennifer A SomersIsabel F RamosKharah M RossMary Coussons-ReadChristine Dunkel Schetter

Published in: Development and psychopathology (2022)

Increases in maternal depressive symptoms and pCRH over pregnancy may contribute to higher infant cortisol reactivity. These findings help to elucidate the prenatal biopsychosocial processes contributing to offspring HPA axis regulation early in development.

Keyphrases

depressive symptoms
pregnancy outcomes
social support
pregnant women
birth weight
sleep quality
high fat diet
preterm birth
type diabetes
weight gain
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
body mass index
physical activity
insulin resistance
skeletal muscle