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
stress induced
weight gain
mental health
emergency department
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
heat stress
insulin resistance
skeletal muscle
physical activity
childhood cancer
drug induced