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Prenatal Maternal Stress and Child IQ
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Cortes Hidalgo, Andrea P.; Neumann, Alexander; Bakermans-Kranenburg, Marian J.; Jaddoe, Vincent W. V.; Rijlaarsdam, Jolien; Verhulst, Frank C.; White, Tonya; van IJzendoorn, Marinus H.; Tiemeier, Henning – Child Development, 2020
The evidence for negative influences of maternal stress during pregnancy on child cognition remains inconclusive. This study tested the association between maternal prenatal stress and child intelligence in 4,251 mother-child dyads from a multiethnic population-based cohort in the Netherlands. A latent factor of prenatal stress was constructed,…
Descriptors: Prenatal Influences, Mothers, Stress Variables, Pregnancy
Fish Oil Supplementation in Pregnancy and Neurodevelopment in Childhood--A Randomized Clinical Trial
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Sass, Laerke; Bjarnadóttir, Elín; Stokholm, Jakob; Chawes, Bo; Vinding, Rebecca K.; Mora-Jensen, Anna-Rosa C.; Thorsen, Jonathan; Noergaard, Sarah; Ebdrup, Bjørn H.; Jepsen, Jens R.M.; Fagerlund, Birgitte; Bønnelykke, Klaus; Lauritzen, Lotte; Bisgaard, Hans – Child Development, 2021
A double-blind randomized controlled trial of n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid (n-3 LCPUFA) supplementation or matching placebo during third trimester of pregnancy was conducted within the COPSAC[subscript 2010] mother-child cohort consisting of 736 women and their children. The objective was to determine if maternal n-3 LCPUFA pregnancy…
Descriptors: Pregnancy, Randomized Controlled Trials, Prenatal Influences, Mothers
Maternal Docosahexaenoic Acid Intake Levels during Pregnancy and Infant Performance on a Novel Object Search Task at 22 Months
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Rees, Alison; Sirois, Sylvain; Wearden, Alison – Child Development, 2014
This study investigated maternal prenatal docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) intake and infant cognitive development at 22 months. Estimates for second- and third-trimester maternal DHA intake levels were obtained using a comprehensive Food Frequency Questionnaire. Infants (n = 67) were assessed at 22 months on a novel object search task. Mothers'…
Descriptors: Mothers, Pregnancy, Infants, Prenatal Influences
The Timing of Prenatal Exposure to Maternal Cortisol and Psychosocial Stress Is Associated with Human Infant Cognitive Development
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Davis, Elysia P.; Sandman, Curt A. – Child Development, 2010
The consequences of prenatal maternal stress for development were examined in 125 full-term infants at 3, 6, and 12 months of age. Maternal cortisol and psychological state were evaluated 5 times during pregnancy. Exposure to elevated concentrations of cortisol early in gestation was associated with a slower rate of development over the 1st year…
Descriptors: Pregnancy, Infants, Anxiety, Cognitive Development
Maternal Sleep-Related Cognitions and Infant Sleep: A Longitudinal Study from Pregnancy through the 1st Year
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Tikotzky, Liat; Sadeh, Avi – Child Development, 2009
Infant sleep is a major source of concern for many parents. The aims of this longitudinal study were to assess: (a) the development of sleep patterns among infants, (b) the development of maternal cognitions regarding infant sleep, and (c) the relations between these domains during the 1st year of life. Eighty-five mothers were recruited during…
Descriptors: Sleep, Pregnancy, Infants, Mothers
The Bacon Chow Study: Maternal Nutritional Supplementation and Infant Behavioral Development.
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Joos, Sandra K.; And Others – Child Development, 1983
Examines the effect of nutritional supplementation provided to mothers during pregnancy and lactation on the mental and motor development of their infants. While neither sex nor mental differences could be attributed to supplementation, motor development in infants was affected. (Author/MP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Foreign Countries, Infant Behavior, Mothers
Maternal Psychological Distress during Pregnancy in Relation to Child Development at Age Two
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DiPietro, Janet A.; Novak, Matthew F. S. X.; Costigan, Kathleen A.; Atella, Lara D.; Reusing, Sarah P. – Child Development, 2006
Concern exists that a constellation of negative maternal emotions during pregnancy generates persistent negative consequences for child development. Maternal reports of anxiety, pregnancy-specific and nonspecific stress, and depressive symptoms were collected during mid-pregnancy and at 6 weeks and 24 months after birth in a sample of healthy…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Depression (Psychology), Pregnancy, Child Development
Early Malnutrition and Child Neurobehavioral Development: Insights from the Study of Children of Diabetic Mothers.
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Rizzo, Thomas A.; And Others – Child Development, 1997
Studied whether disturbances in mothers' metabolism (N=139) during pregnancy may exert long-range effects on neurobehavioral development of singleton progeny. Examined detailed pregnancy and perinatal records of mothers who experienced diabetes in pregnancy and intelligence tests of their offspring, administered at ages 7 to 11 years. All…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes