Associations of prenatal maternal depressive symptoms with cord blood glucocorticoids and child hair cortisol levels in the project viva and the generation R cohorts: a prospective cohort study

• Main Authors: Nathan J. Cohen (Author), Serena Defina (Author), Sheryl L. Rifas-Shiman (Author), Sabrina Faleschini (Author), Russell S. Kirby (Author), Henian Chen (Author), Ronee Wilson (Author), Kimberly Fryer (Author), Hanan El Marroun (Author), Charlotte A.M. Cecil (Author), Marie-France Hivert (Author), Emily Oken (Author), Henning Tiemeier (Author), Amy C. Alman (Author)
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• Published: BMC, 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Prior studies have reported conflicting results regarding the association of prenatal maternal depression with offspring cortisol levels. We examined associations of high levels of prenatal depressive symptoms with child cortisol biomarkers. Methods In Project Viva (n = 925, Mass...