ArticleDevelopmental psychobiology2017
Maternal depression during pregnancy is associated with increased birth weight in term infants.
Article in Developmental psychobiology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04876014 (A Guided Mobile-Based Perinatal Mindfulness Intervention - A Randomized Control Trial), which is not on this map. Cited by 13 papers.
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A Guided Mobile-Based Perinatal Mindfulness Intervention - A Randomized Control Trial
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13 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Maternal Characteristics and U.S. Prenatal Care: Associations with Neonatal Health and Postpartum Maternal Wellbeing.Maternal and child health journal · 2025Article
- Heart Rate Variability and Pregnancy Complications: Systematic Review.Interactive journal of medical research · 2023Review
- Maternal depressive symptoms and stress during pregnancy as predictors of gestational age at birth and standardized body mass index from birth up to 2 years of age.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2021Article
- Depression, obesity and their comorbidity during pregnancy: effects on the offspring's mental and physical health.Molecular psychiatry · 2021Review
- The Association between Maternal Depression, Infant Characteristics and Need for Assistance in A Low-Income-Country.Journal of substance abuse and alcoholism · 2021Article
- Intermittent Fasting, Dietary Modifications, and Exercise for the Control of Gestational Diabetes and Maternal Mood Dysregulation: A Review and a Case Report.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Review
- Clinical and Obstetric Risk Factors for Postnatal Depression in HIV Positive Women: A Cross Sectional Study in Health Facilities in Rural KwaZulu-Natal.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Utilization of Health Care Among Perinatal Women in the United States: The Role of Depression.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2020Article
- DNA methylation patterns in T lymphocytes are generally stable in human pregnancies but CD3 methylation is associated with perinatal psychiatric symptoms.Brain, behavior, & immunity - health · 2020Article
- Effects of low maternal heart rate on fetal growth and birthweight.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2019Article
- Epigenetically regulated imprinted gene expression associated with IVF and infertility: possible influence of prenatal stress and depression.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2019Review
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Abstract
Previous research of maternal depression during pregnancy suggests an association with low birth weight in newborns. Review of these studies reveals predominant comorbidity with premature birth. This current study examines antenatal depression and birth weight in term, medically low-risk pregnancies. Maternal physiological and demographic measures were collected as well. In total, 227 pregnant women were recruited to participate in four experimental protocols at Columbia University Medical Center. Results indicate that depressed pregnant women who carry to term had significantly higher heart rates, lower heart rate variability, and gave birth to heavier babies than those of pregnant women who were not depressed. Low income participants had significantly higher levels of depression, as well as significantly higher heart rates and lower heart rate variability, than those in higher income groups. In full-term infants, maternal prenatal depression appears to promote higher birth weight, with elevated maternal heart rate as a likely mediating mechanism.
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