Maternal depression and anxiety and fetal-neonatal growth

Maternal depression and anxiety have been found to negatively affect fetal and neonatal growth. However, the independent effects of maternal depression and anxiety on fetal-neonatal growth outcomes and trajectories remain unclear. This study aimed to analyze simultaneously the effects of maternal pr...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor principal: Pinto, Tiago Miguel (author)
Outros Autores: Caldas, Filipa (author), Nogueira-Silva, Cristina (author), Figueiredo, Bárbara (author)
Formato: article
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2017
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/45941
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/45941
Descrição
Resumo:Maternal depression and anxiety have been found to negatively affect fetal and neonatal growth. However, the independent effects of maternal depression and anxiety on fetal-neonatal growth outcomes and trajectories remain unclear. This study aimed to analyze simultaneously the effects of maternal prenatal depression and anxiety on (1) neonatal growth outcomes, and (2), on fetal-neonatal growth trajectories, from the 2nd trimester of pregnancy to childbirth.