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01-12-2006 | Original Paper

Does Maternal Prenatal Stress Adversely Affect the Child’s Learning and Memory at Age Six?

Auteurs: Barbara M. Gutteling, Carolina de Weerth, Noortje Zandbelt, Eduard J. H. Mulder, Gerard H. A. Visser, Jan K. Buitelaar

Gepubliceerd in: Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology | Uitgave 6/2006

Abstract

Prenatal maternal stress has been shown to affect postnatal development in animals and humans. In animals, the morphology and function of the offspring’s hippocampus is negatively affected by prenatal maternal stress. The present study prospectively investigated the influence of prenatal maternal stress on learning and memory of 112 children (50 boys, 62 girls, Age: M=6.7 years, SD=8.4 months), with the Test of Memory and Learning (TOMAL). Maternal stress levels were determined three times during pregnancy by self-report questionnaires. Furthermore, maternal saliva cortisol samples were used as a measure of hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis functioning. Results of hierarchical multivariate regression analyses showed that maternal life events measured during the first part of pregnancy were negatively associated with the child’s attention/concentration index, while controlling for overall IQ, gender, and postnatal stress. No associations were found between prenatal maternal cortisol and the offspring’s learning and memory.

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Titel: Does Maternal Prenatal Stress Adversely Affect the Child’s Learning and Memory at Age Six?
Auteurs: Barbara M. Gutteling
Carolina de Weerth
Noortje Zandbelt
Eduard J. H. Mulder
Gerard H. A. Visser
Jan K. Buitelaar
Publicatiedatum: 01-12-2006
Uitgeverij: Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers
Gepubliceerd in: Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology / Uitgave 6/2006
Print ISSN: 2730-7166
Elektronisch ISSN: 2730-7174
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-006-9054-7

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