2018
Prenatal maternal stress, fetal programming, and mechanisms underlying later psychopathology—A global perspective
Glover V, O'Donnell KJ, O'Connor TG, Fisher J. Prenatal maternal stress, fetal programming, and mechanisms underlying later psychopathology—A global perspective. Development And Psychopathology 2018, 30: 843-854. PMID: 30068411, DOI: 10.1017/s095457941800038x.BooksMeSH KeywordsAnxiety DisordersBrainChildCross-Cultural ComparisonDepressive DisorderDeveloping CountriesFemaleFetal DevelopmentHumansHypothalamo-Hypophyseal SystemInfantMental DisordersPituitary-Adrenal SystemPregnancyPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsPsychopathologyPsychosocial DeprivationRisk FactorsSocial EnvironmentStress, PsychologicalConceptsPrenatal stressLater psychopathologyPregnancy-specific anxietyPrenatal maternal stressPrenatal stress altersAdrenal axisChild neurodevelopmentHigh-income countriesFetal programmingInfant deathMaternal stressGene-environment interactionsNutritional deficienciesMothers' stressDifferent ethnic groupsStress altersPsychopathologyBiological differencesEthnic groupsInterpersonal violenceAnxietyCaucasian samplesHigh levelsPregnancyCytokines
2009
Prenatal 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