2023
Maternal social support during and after pregnancy and child cognitive ability: examining timing effects in two cohorts.
Lähdepuro A, Räikkönen K, Pham H, Thompson-Felix T, Eid R, O'Connor T, Glover V, Lahti J, Heinonen K, Wolford E, Lahti-Pulkkinen M, O'Donnell K. Maternal social support during and after pregnancy and child cognitive ability: examining timing effects in two cohorts. Psychological Medicine 2023, 54: 1661-1670. PMID: 38087866, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291723003550.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChildren's cognitive abilitiesChildren's cognitive developmentGeneral cognitive abilityMaternal social supportCognitive abilitiesCognitive developmentSocial supportChildren's general cognitive abilitiesWechsler Intelligence ScaleMaternal experienceIntelligence ScaleTiming effectsAvon Longitudinal StudyMaternal anxietySensitive periodLongitudinal studyMaternal symptomsProspective longitudinal cohortAnxietyChildrenLess attentionDepressionLongitudinal cohortSupportWISC
2021
Maternal Prenatal Anxiety and the Fetal Origins of Epigenetic Aging
McGill MG, Pokhvisneva I, Clappison AS, McEwen LM, Beijers R, Tollenaar MS, Pham H, Kee MZL, Garg E, de Mendonça Filho EJ, Karnani N, Silveira PP, Kobor MS, de Weerth C, Meaney MJ, O'Donnell KJ. Maternal Prenatal Anxiety and the Fetal Origins of Epigenetic Aging. Biological Psychiatry 2021, 91: 303-312. PMID: 34756561, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2021.07.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrenatal maternal anxietyFetal originEpigenetic age accelerationMaternal anxietyAge accelerationPrenatal anxietyMental healthPrenatal maternal mental healthMaternal mental healthYears of ageGenetic risk factorsMonths of ageMental health supportMaternal prenatal anxietyRisk factorsLongitudinal cohortPrenatal adversityPregnant individualsLarge effect sizesLongitudinal assessmentHealth supportEffective mental health supportCohortPrenatal environmentLate childhood
2017
Maternal prenatal cortisol predicts infant negative emotionality in a sex-dependent manner
Braithwaite EC, Pickles A, Sharp H, Glover V, O'Donnell KJ, Tibu F, Hill J. Maternal prenatal cortisol predicts infant negative emotionality in a sex-dependent manner. Physiology & Behavior 2017, 175: 31-36. PMID: 28322912, PMCID: PMC5429387, DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2017.03.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeonatal Behavioral Assessment ScaleSex-dependent mannerPrenatal stressMaternal prenatal cortisolPrenatal cortisolFemale infantInfant negative emotionalityFetal developmental trajectoriesMaternal saliva samplesProspective longitudinal cohortDevelopment Study cohortGeneral population estimatesBehavioral Assessment ScaleWirral Child HealthPrenatal cortisol levelsInverse probability weightsStudy cohortMale infantLongitudinal cohortFetal programmingChild healthEvening cortisolSex-specific developmental trajectoriesGlucocorticoid mechanismsPrevention strategies