Prenatal paternal stress predicts infant parasympathetic functioning above and beyond maternal prenatal stress

Conclusions: Our findings provide emerging empirical evidence to support the influence of prenatal paternal stress on infant RSA, highlighting the important role of fathers for child development.PMID:34176368 | DOI:10.1080/02646838.2021.1941822

Source: Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology - June 28, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Mengyu Gao Mindy A Brown Dylan Neff Sheila E Crowell Elisabeth Conradt Source Type: research