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Maternal mental distress and cortisol levels in pregnancies with congenital heart disease.

Yao WuNickie AndescavageCatherine LopezJessica Lynn QuistorffMary T DonofrioAdré J du PlessisCatherine Limperopoulos
Published in: Cardiology in the young (2021)
Our data suggest that self-reported maternal stress, anxiety, and depression are not associated with maternal salivary cortisol levels in CHD and healthy pregnancies. The impact of maternal mental distress on foetal health may be through other mediating pathways other than maternal cortisol concentrations.
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