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ArticleDevelopmental psychobiology2025

Associations Between Prenatal Maternal Stress and Infant Resting Brain Activity: A Preregistered Investigation.

Sonya V Troller-Renfree, Kathryn N Gray, Aislinn Sandre, Emma R Hart, Jessica F Sperber, Amanda M Dettmer, Jerrold S Meyer, Kimberly G Noble

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Sonya V Troller-RenfreeDepartment of Human Development, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA.
Kathryn N GrayDepartment of Human Development, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA.
Aislinn SandreDepartment of Biobehavioral Sciences, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA.
Emma R HartDepartment of Human Development, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3808-0838
Jessica F SperberDepartment of Human Development, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA.
Amanda M DettmerYale Child Study Center, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1360-3567
Jerrold S MeyerDepartment of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA.
Kimberly G NobleDepartment of Biobehavioral Sciences, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA.

Funding

Socioeconomic Disparities in Cognitive and Neural Development in the First 3 yearsR01HD093707 · NICHD · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY TEACHERS COLLEGE · PI NOBLE, KIMBERLY G · 2018 to 2022
$2.5M
Longitudinal investigation of the relations among stress, brain activity, neurocognitive skill, and socioemotional functioning during infancyR00HD104923 · NICHD · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY TEACHERS COLLEGE · PI TROLLER-RENFREE, SONYA VIOLET · 2023 to 2025
$844k
Longitudinal investigation of the relations among stress, brain activity, neurocognitive skill, and socioemotional functioning during infancyK99HD104923 · NICHD · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY TEACHERS COLLEGE · PI TROLLER-RENFREE, SONYA VIOLET · 2021 to 2022
$276k
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development K99HD104923Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development R00HD104923Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development R01HD093707NICHD NIH HHS K99 HD104923NICHD NIH HHS R00 HD104923NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD093707
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Abstract

Mounting evidence suggests that maternal stress is associated with infants' brain activity, but the role of maternal stress during pregnancy is not yet understood. The present preregistered investigation examines associations between prenatal maternal stress (physiological and perceived) and infant brain activity at 1 month of age. A sample of diverse mother-infant dyads (N = 160) participated (55% female; 39% White). Maternal physiological stress was not associated with infant EEG power. In contrast, higher maternal perceived stress was associated with decreased absolute theta power (β = -0.035, p = 0.042). Higher maternal perceived stress was also associated with decreased absolute (β = -0.016, p = 0.038) and relative (β = -0.047, p = 0.039) alpha power. These findings suggest that maternal perceived stress during pregnancy is associated with infant brain activity shortly after birth.

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BrainBrain WavesPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsStress, PhysiologicalStress, PsychologicalAdultElectroencephalographyFemaleHumansInfantMaleMother-Child RelationsPregnancyYoung Adultbrain functioninfancymaternal stressprenatalresting EEG

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PMCPMC12327790

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