Exposure to maternal pre- and postnatal psychological distress: Effects on brain structure in 5-year-old children
Elmo Pulli, Amira Svensk, Venla Kumpulainen, Eero Silver, Anni Copeland, Ekaterina Saukko, Harri Merisaari, Linnea Karlsson, Hasse Karlsson, Jetro Tuulari · FENS Forum 2024
Maternal prenatal distress is an important contributor to child neurodevelopmental trajectories but relatively few studies have explored the effect of distress exposure longitudinally across the perinatal period. The aim of this study was to investigate associations between exposure to pre- and postnatal maternal distress and child brain development in 5-year-olds. Mother-child dyads (n=173) were recruited from the FinnBrain Birth Cohort study. Maternal distress was quantified with composite scores of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and the anxiety subscale of the Symptom Check
ePoster · Neuroscience