SynthesisChild development2023
Association between prenatal maternal anxiety and/or stress and offspring's cognitive functioning: A meta-analysis.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 36 citations in OpenAlex.
- Association between prenatal maternal anxiety and/or stress and offspring's cognitive functioning: A meta-analysis.Child development · 2023Pooled it
- Prenatal Adversity and Neonatal Brain Connectivity Relate to Emerging Executive Function at Age 2 Years.Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry · 2026Article
- Maternal internalizing symptoms as a mechanism linking pre- and postnatal COVID-19 pandemic exposure with preschool-aged children's neurodevelopment.Archives of women's mental health · 2026Article
- Early Childhood Anxiety and Maternal Factors: Associations with State and Trait Anxiety in a Greek Cohort of Preschoolers.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Depression and Anxiety During Pregnancy in Mexican Women: Prevalence and Associated Factors in the OBESO Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Maternal Psychological Distress Before and After Childbirth and Neurodevelopmental Delay in Toddlers.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- Timing sensitivity of prenatal cortisol exposure and neurocognitive development.Development and psychopathology · 2025Article
- The prospective association of prenatal anxiety symptoms in mothers and fathers with general child development 14 months postpartum and the mediating role of parent-child bonding: a mediation analysis within the longitudinal cohort study DREAM.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Stress across the perinatal period among low-income mothers and the moderating role of perceived social support.Journal of reproductive and infant psychology · 2025Article
- Neuro Emotional Technique as a Treatment for Separation Anxiety Related to Prenatal Stress: A Case Report.Cureus · 2025Article
- Postpartum Maternal Stress is Unrelated to the Infant Fecal Microbiome, but is Associated With the Human Milk Microbiome in Exclusively Breastfeeding Mother-Infant Dyads: The Mother-Infant Microbiomes, Behavior, and Ecology Study (MIMBES).American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council · 2025Article
- Examining the association between maternal prenatal psychiatric disorders and behavioural problems among offspring in early childhood: population-based study.BJPsych open · 2025Article
- Pregnancy stress in women at high risk of preeclampsia with their anxiety, depression, self-management capacity: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Prenatal Stress and Maternal Role in Neurodevelopment.Annual review of developmental psychology · 2024Article
- Prenatal risk factors for child executive function at 3-5 years of age: the roles of maternal mood, substance use, and socioeconomic adversity in a prospective cohort study.BMC pediatrics · 2024Article
- Exploring the link between eustress and adolescent health in India: An empirical study.Journal of education and health promotion · 2024Article
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
This meta-analysis examined the relationship between prenatal maternal stress and/or anxiety and the outcomes of children aged 3 months to 9 years. Of the 8754 studies published before June 2021 that were synthesized, 17 conducted in Western countries were included in the meta-analysis (N
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