Association of maternal prenatal psychological stressors and distress with maternal and early infant faecal bacterial profile.

Petrus J W NaudéShantelle Claassen-WeitzSugnet Gardner-LubbeGerrit BothaMamadou KabaHeather J ZarMark P NicolDan J Stein

Published in: Acta neuropsychiatrica (2019)

Maternal lifetime IPV and antenatal psychological distress are associated with altered bacterial profiles in infant and maternal faecal bacteria. These findings may provide insights in the involvement of the gut bacteria linking maternal psychological adversity and the maturing infant brain.

Keyphrases

birth weight
pregnancy outcomes
pregnant women
gestational age
weight gain
multiple sclerosis
sleep quality
body mass index
preterm birth
weight loss
blood brain barrier
cerebral ischemia
intimate partner violence