Reprint of "Epigenetics, maternal prenatal psychosocial stress, and infant mental health"

This paper provides a summary of literature on epigenetic effects and infant health outcomes of maternal psychosocial stress during pregnancy. A search of literature yielded a large body of publications between 2008 and 2018. Relevant articles were selected, and additional sources were located from ancestry searches of reference lists. Results implicate maternal prenatal stress as a source of epigenetic mechanisms that affect fetal brain development and program risk for emotional dysregulation and mental disorders over a lifetime and across generations.
Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Source Type: research