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ERIC Number: EJ659790
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0012-1649
Maternal Stress and Affect Influence Fetal Neurobehavioral Development.
DiPietro, Janet A.; Hilton, Sterling C.; Hawkins, Melissa; Costigan, Kathleen A.; Pressman, Eva K.
Developmental Psychology, v38 n5 p659-68 Sep 2002
Investigated associations between maternal psychological and fetal neurobehavioral functioning with data provided at 24, 30, and 36 weeks gestation. Found that fetuses of women who were more affectively intense, appraised their lives as more stressful, and reported more pregnancy-specific hassles were more active across gestation. Fetuses of women who perceived their pregnancy to be more uplifting and had positive emotional value toward pregnancy were less active. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Emotional Experience, Heart Rate, Longitudinal Studies, Mothers, Motion, Pregnancy, Prenatal Influences, Stress Variables
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Fetal Behavior; Fetal Development; Fetal Research