Chronic stress during pregnancy can quietly disrupt hormones, weaken the body's defences and even trigger preterm labour.

In a recent study posted to the Research Square* preprint server, researchers estimated the impact of antenatal and postnatal maternal mental health on the motor developments of the newborn during the ...

Study shows that mothers' psychosocial stress during pregnancy has negative associations with their children's sleep that persist across childhood. Researchers also found that associations with sleep ...

Stress during the later stages of pregnancy can lower the intelligence of boys before they’re even born, warns a new study. Higher levels of the stress hormone cortisol during the third trimester may ...

Persistent prenatal distress is associated with a significantly increased risk for epilepsy in offspring, a new study showed. Investigators emphasized that the risk was only slightly elevated, ...

A new study by Bucknell University Professor Mark Haussmann, biology, and 14 former students from his lab has found that individuals who are exposed to stress hormones during prenatal development ...

Researchers wanted to learn more about the coronavirus pandemic's impacts on stress levels during pregnancy and infant negative emotions. They analyzed data from expectant mothers who completed four ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The oral microbiome of pregnant women differed among those with high vs. low stress or anxiety. The data suggest ...

We all know that it’s important to make healthy dietary choices while pregnant, but it can be confusing to determine exactly what that means. We’ve learned not to take “eating for two” too literally, ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A mother's anxiety or depression during pregnancy may affect her child's sleep patterns early in life, a new study suggests. Sign up here. Researchers found that babies and ...