2018
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
2014
Cortisol awakening response and subsequent depression: prospective longitudinal study
Carnegie R, Araya R, Ben-Shlomo Y, Glover V, O'Connor TG, O'Donnell KJ, Pearson R, Lewis G. Cortisol awakening response and subsequent depression: prospective longitudinal study. The British Journal Of Psychiatry 2014, 204: 137-143. PMID: 24311550, PMCID: PMC3909839, DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.113.126250.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCortisol awakening responseSubsequent depressionSalivary cortisolAwakening responseOdds ratioTime pointsICD-10 criteriaLongitudinal studyProspective longitudinal studyAvon Longitudinal StudyShort-term riskSubsequent depressive illnessLarge population cohortAdrenal functionDepressive illnessClinical significancePopulation cohortElevated cortisolCortisolLogistic regressionCortisol measuresStress reactivityDepressionDiurnal dropAssociation
2011
Maternal prenatal anxiety and downregulation of placental 11β-HSD2
O’Donnell K, Jensen A, Freeman L, Khalife N, O’Connor T, Glover V. Maternal prenatal anxiety and downregulation of placental 11β-HSD2. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2011, 37: 818-826. PMID: 22001010, DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2011.09.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlacental 11β-HSD2Maternal prenatal anxietyMaternal anxietyPlacental 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2Prenatal stressPrenatal anxietyDepression self-rating scalePrenatal maternal moodAdverse neurodevelopmental outcomesDehydrogenase type 2Subset of casesElective caesareanNeurodevelopmental outcomesFetal exposureMaternal moodMaternal cortisolFetal programmingState anxietyAnimal studiesSelf-rating scaleFemale fetusesType 2MRNA expressionDownregulationCortisol
2009
Salivary α-amylase stability, diurnal profile and lack of response to the cold hand test in young women
O'Donnell K, Kammerer M, O'Reilly R, Taylor A, Glover V. Salivary α-amylase stability, diurnal profile and lack of response to the cold hand test in young women. Stress 2009, 12: 549-554. PMID: 19658030, DOI: 10.3109/10253890902822664.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCold hand testSalivary alpha-amylaseLack of responseSympathetic nervous systemHand TestSalivary alpha-amylase responseSalivary cortisol measurementsAlpha-amylase responsesSympathetic stimulationSympathetic systemAdrenocortical axisSympathetic regulationNervous systemAlpha-amylaseCortisol measurementsNon-invasive studyYoung womenCortisolDiurnal profileStress testResponseSecretionPrenatal Stress and Neurodevelopment of the Child: Focus on the HPA Axis and Role of the Placenta
O’Donnell K, O’Connor T, Glover V. Prenatal Stress and Neurodevelopment of the Child: Focus on the HPA Axis and Role of the Placenta. Developmental Neuroscience 2009, 31: 285-292. PMID: 19546565, DOI: 10.1159/000216539.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsHPA axisMaternal stressPrenatal stressAnimal studiesMaternal HPA axisAdverse neurodevelopmental outcomesRecent human studiesPartner relationship problemsNeurodevelopmental outcomesFetal exposureFetal neurodevelopmentMaternal cortisolHuman studiesPrenatal stressorsPlacentaBehavioral problemsMaternal environmentCortisolNeurodevelopmentChildrenRelationship problemsAnxietySimilar mechanismPregnancyMixed results