Associations between maternal prenatal cortisol and fetal growth are specific to infant sex: findings from the Wirral Child Health and Development Study
Braithwaite EC, Hill J, Pickles A, Glover V, O’Donnell K, Sharp H. Associations between maternal prenatal cortisol and fetal growth are specific to infant sex: findings from the Wirral Child Health and Development Study. Journal Of Developmental Origins Of Health And Disease 2018, 9: 425-431. PMID: 29631648, PMCID: PMC6075696, DOI: 10.1017/s2040174418000181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfant birth weightBirth weightPrenatal cortisolMaternal prenatal cortisolWirral Child HealthFetal growthChild healthAffective disordersDevelopment Study cohortGeneral population estimatesSex-dependent mannerSex-specific mechanismsInverse probability weightsSex-specific effectsCurve cortisolWeeks' gestationGestational ageHospital recordsStudy cohortRisk stratifierFetal programmingGeneral populationGlucocorticoid mechanismsSignificant associationCortisol