Journal
DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY
Volume 34, Issue 4, Pages 476-493Publisher
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/87565640902964508
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- Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam,
- Erasmus University Rotterdam
- Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development
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Several studies found that maternal symptoms of anxiety or depression are related to functioning and development of the offspring. Within a population-based study of 2,724 children, we investigated the effect of maternal anxiety or depression on infant neuromotor development. Symptoms of anxiety and depression were Measured during, pregnancy and after giving birth; infant neuromotor development wits assessed by trained research nurses during it home visit at the age of 3 months. The current study showed that mothers who were anxious during pregnancy had an elevated risk of having all infant with non-optimal neuromotor development.
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