Maternal Distress during Pregnancy and Offspring Childhood Overweight

Background. Maternal distress during pregnancy increases the intrauterine level of glucocorticoids, which may have long-term health consequences for the child. Objective. To examine if distress as a combined measure of anxiety, depression, and stress of the mother during pregnancy was associated w...

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Main Authors: Ingstrup, Katja Glejsted, Schou Andersen, Camilla, Ajslev, Teresa Adeltoft, Pedersen, Pernille, Sørensen, Thorkild I. A., Nohr, Ellen A.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3364588/