Maternal depression and anxiety and fetal-neonatal growth

• Author(s): Pinto, Tiago Miguel ; Caldas, Filipa ; Nogueira-Silva, Cristina ; Figueiredo, Bárbara
• Date: 2017
• Persistent ID: https://hdl.handle.net/1822/45941
• Origin: RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho
• Subject(s): Maternal depression; Maternal anxiety; Fetal-neonatal growth outcomes; Fetal-neonatal growth trajectories
• Document Type: Journal article
• Language: English
• Contributor(s): Universidade do Minho

Description

Maternal depression and anxiety have been found to negatively affect fetal and neonatal growth. However, the independent effects of maternal depression and anxiety on fetal-neonatal growth outcomes and trajectories remain unclear. This study aimed to analyze simultaneously the effects of maternal prenatal depression and anxiety on (1) neonatal growth outcomes, and (2), on fetal-neonatal growth trajectories, from the 2nd trimester of pregnancy to childbirth.