2022
Maternal distress, DNA methylation, and fetal programing of stress physiology in Brazilian mother–infant pairs
Wiley K, Camilo C, Gouveia G, Euclydes V, Panter‐Brick C, Matijasevich A, Ferraro A, Fracolli L, Chiesa A, Miguel E, Polanczyk G, Brentani H. Maternal distress, DNA methylation, and fetal programing of stress physiology in Brazilian mother–infant pairs. Developmental Psychobiology 2022, 65: e22352. PMID: 36567654, PMCID: PMC9792831, DOI: 10.1002/dev.22352.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentBrazilDepressionDNA MethylationFemaleHumansHydrocortisoneHypothalamo-Hypophyseal SystemInfantMothersPituitary-Adrenal SystemPregnancyPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsStress, PsychologicalConceptsPrenatal psychological distressLate pregnancyMaternal prenatal psychosocial stressMaternal hair cortisolMaternal prenatal psychological distressPrenatal psychosocial stressPsychological distressAdrenal axis functionInfants of mothersEvening salivary cortisolMother-infant pairsInfant DNA methylationMultivariable linear regressionHair cortisol concentrationsElevated anxiety symptomsAxis functionFetal programingEvening cortisolPregnant adolescentsMaternal distressPsychosocial stressCortisol concentrationsPregnancyHair cortisolSalivary cortisol
2017
The specific and combined role of domestic violence and mental health disorders during pregnancy on new-born health
Ferraro A, Rohde L, Polanczyk G, Argeu A, Miguel E, Grisi S, Fleitlich-Bilyk B. The specific and combined role of domestic violence and mental health disorders during pregnancy on new-born health. BMC Pregnancy And Childbirth 2017, 17: 257. PMID: 28764678, PMCID: PMC5540537, DOI: 10.1186/s12884-017-1438-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychosocial factorsMental disordersBirth outcomesObsessive-compulsive disorderMental healthNutritional statusInadequate weight gainMaternal risk behaviorsInadequate prenatal careWeeks of gestationMothers' mental healthPoor nutritional statusCertain risk factorsPublic health priorityMental health disordersSexual domestic violenceCombination of anxietyAnti-social personality disorderPreterm deliveryNeonate outcomesBirth lengthGestational agePregnant womenPrenatal careRisk factors