Associations of prenatal maternal psychosocial stress and depression with neurodevelopmental outcomes in 7.5-month-old infants in the ECHO.CA.IL prospective birth cohorts
This study found negative associations between prenatal maternal stress and infant neurodevelopment in the combined ECHO.CA.IL cohort, suggesting that prenatal stress is associated with delayed development of motor and communication skills during infancy. The inconclusive links between maternal depression and ASQ outcomes leave open the question regarding the influence of prenatal depression on early child neurodevelopment.
Authors
- Nicholas G. Cragoe
- Stephanie Marie Eick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6695-3291)
- Tracey J. Woodruff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3622-1297)
- Rachel A. Morello-Frosch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1153-7287)
- Jenna L.N. Sprowles (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6198-8057)
- Gloria Sugg
- Xavier R. Ramirez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5885-3239)
- Lynn Harvey
- Susan L. Schantz
Institutions
- Emory University (US)
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- ICF International (United States) (US)
- University of San Francisco (US)
- University of California, Berkeley (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Neurotoxicology and Teratology
- Published
- 2025-01-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ntt.2025.107431
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 11.27
Funders
- National Institutes of Health