Increased Maternal Inflammation and Poorer Infant Neurobehavioural Competencies in Women with A History of Major Depressive Disorder From the Psychiatry Research and Motherhood - Depression (PRAM-D) Study

CONCLUSION: Our study indicates that pregnant women with a history of depression have increased markers of immune system function and their offspring show behavioural alterations that may be the effects of in utero programming, epigenetic factors or genetic predisposition.PMID:34644586 | DOI:10.1016/j.bbi.2021.09.020

Source: Brain, Behavior, and Immunity - October 13, 2021 Category: Neurology Authors: Sarah Osborne Alessandra Biaggi Katie Hazelgrove Andrea Du Preez Naghmeh Nikkheslat Vaheshta Sethna Patricia A Zunszain Susan Conroy Susan Pawlby Carmine M Pariante Source Type: research