Influence of stress during pregnancy on HPA activity and neonatal behavior
M Rieger, KM PIRKE… - Annals of the New …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
M Rieger, KM PIRKE, A BUSKE‐KIRSCHBAUM, H Wurmser, M Papoušek, DH Hellhammer
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2004•Wiley Online LibraryPrenatal maternal stress has been shown to impair birth outcome and behavioral functioning
in nonhuman primate offspring. Little is known about the effects of prenatal stress on
behavioral development in humans. We assessed the effect of self‐reported prenatal stress
on behavioral characteristics of 81 newborns using the Neonatal Behavioral Assessment
Scale (NBAS). We suspected that high levels of perceived chronic stress during pregnancy
may negatively affect the brain development of the fetus, reflected in poorer behavioral …
in nonhuman primate offspring. Little is known about the effects of prenatal stress on
behavioral development in humans. We assessed the effect of self‐reported prenatal stress
on behavioral characteristics of 81 newborns using the Neonatal Behavioral Assessment
Scale (NBAS). We suspected that high levels of perceived chronic stress during pregnancy
may negatively affect the brain development of the fetus, reflected in poorer behavioral …
Abstract: Prenatal maternal stress has been shown to impair birth outcome and behavioral functioning in nonhuman primate offspring. Little is known about the effects of prenatal stress on behavioral development in humans. We assessed the effect of self‐reported prenatal stress on behavioral characteristics of 81 newborns using the Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (NBAS). We suspected that high levels of perceived chronic stress during pregnancy may negatively affect the brain development of the fetus, reflected in poorer behavioral maturity and higher irritability. We found a poorer performance of newborns from high stressed mothers in the NBAS.
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