Maternal Stress in Gestation: Birth Outcomes and Stress-related Hormones Response of the Neonates Prenatal stress and neonatal birth and hormone response

Conclusions Prenatal maternal stress may negatively affect fetal birth outcomes, neurobehavioral development and it may also affect neonatal cord plasma adrenocorticotropic hormone, cortisol, norepinephrine and epinephrine.
Source: Pediatrics and Neonatology - Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Source Type: research