Intergenerational effects of maternal childhood maltreatment on newborns' stress regulation: The role of maternal depressive symptoms.

Nerea San Martín-GonzálezJorge Moya-HiguerasElisenda EixarchÁgueda Castro-QuintasLaia Marques-FeixaFátima CrispiMaria Daura-CorralLorena de la Fuente-TomásJosé Luis Monteserín-GarcíaMaría Paz García-PortillaLourdes Fañanás

Published in: Child abuse & neglect (2024)

Newborns from mothers with greater CM present higher cortisol reactivity and more optimal behavioral responses, which may reflect a prenatal HPA axis sensitization. However, those exposed to maternal postnatal depressive symptoms present poorer stress recovery.

Keyphrases

depressive symptoms
birth weight
pregnant women
gestational age
pregnancy outcomes
social support
low birth weight
sleep quality
cord blood
heat stress