A Preliminary Investigation of Associations Between Traumatic Events Experienced During Pregnancy and Salivary Diurnal Cortisol Levels of Brazilian Adolescent Mothers and Infants
Results suggest that maternal trauma history influences both maternal and infant postnatal cortisol regulation as indexed by evening cortisol levels. These results are consistent with models of fetal programming; however, future studies should investigate potential postnatal psychobiological pathways. Lifetime trauma exposure may also become embedded in the maternal hypothalamic-adrenal-pituitary axis regulation. Future studies are needed to consider other biological pathways in the intergenerational transmission of trauma.
Authors
- Kyle S. Wiley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0233-9561)
- Lislaine Aparecida Fracolli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0936-4877)
- Anna Maria Chiesa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8343-3922)
- Gisele Rodrigues Gouveia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1627-4490)
- Alexandre Archanjo Ferraro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1439-8091)
- Eurı́pedes Constantino Miguel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9393-3103)
- Alícia Matijasevich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0060-1589)
- Verônica Euclydes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0526-1456)
- Caroline Camilo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7183-7754)
- Guilherme V. Polanczyk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2311-3289)
- Helena Brentani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5192-4682)
- Catherine Panter‐Brick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4635-2234)
Institutions
- The University of Texas at El Paso (US)
- Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- Yale University (US)
- Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Human Biology
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.70004
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.92
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- Wenner-Gren Foundation
- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
- Grand Challenges Canada