Gestational kynurenine metabolites mediate effects of pregnancy adiposity on child negative affect
Background Mounting evidence links increased adiposity during pregnancy and offspring risk for mental health disorders. Yet the mechanisms underlying this association remain poorly understood, limiting our ability to design effective interventions.
Hanna C. Gustafsson +4 more
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Deficiency of vitamin D is associated with antenatal depression: a cross-sectional study. [PDF]
Dos Santos HG +12 more
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Practitioner Review: Infant mental health meets cell and molecular biology – a look to the future
Background A major research effort in the past two decades has begun to illuminate how experience ‘gets under the skin’ – that is – the cellular and molecular processes that are associated with adversity and resilience. Methods We selectively review three areas of this research: epigenetics, especially DNA methylation, telomere length, and inflammatory
Charles H. Zeanah +3 more
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Risk factors of the antenatal depression in a sample of Italian pregnant women: a preliminary study. [PDF]
Sergi MR +5 more
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Background Early life vitamin D levels may be associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and related traits, but causality is unknown. We examine whether higher‐than‐standard vitamin D3 supplementation during the first 2 years, as well as higher pregnancy and childhood 25‐hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) levels and their trajectories, are associated with
Samuel Sandboge +9 more
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Feasibility of Modified Mindfulness Training Program for Antenatal Depression and Perceived Stress Among Expectant Mothers with Male Child Preference. [PDF]
Badil, Naz N, Muhammad D, Rehman K.
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Time‐dependent association between prenatal hair glucocorticoid levels and child behavior problems
Background Child internalizing and externalizing behavioral problems are highly prevalent psychiatric symptoms worldwide, for which maternal prenatal stress is a known risk factor. However, underlying neuroendocrine mechanisms remain largely unclear. We investigated whether maternal hair cortisol (HCC) and cortisone concentration (HCNC) are associated ...
Richard G. Künzel +11 more
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Are the effects of stress on antenatal depression mediated by self-esteem and moderated by social support?: a cross-sectional study. [PDF]
Lee E.
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Fifty Years of Children's Nursing: Reflections on Practice, Research and Future Directions
Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
Imelda Coyne
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