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Publication Date: January 2007
Publisher: National Scientific Council on the Developing Child
Author(s):
Research Area: Population and demographics
Keywords: Child development; Maternal health; Developmental neurobiology
Type: Brief
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
This study found that predictable, repeated, intense stress during pregnancy was more disruptive and caused long-term increases in anxiety-like behavior in offspring when compared to the effects of milder and more random stressors.