Maternal Stress in Gestation: Birth Outcomes and Stress-Related Hormone Response of the Neonates

• Main Authors: Qian Su (Author), Huifang Zhang (Author), Yanyan Zhang (Author), Huiping Zhang (Author), Ding Ding (Author), Junan Zeng (Author), Zhongliang Zhu (Author), Hui Li (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2015-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Relatively few studies have been made on neurobehavioral outcomes of prenatal maternal stress during the newborn period, and little research has focused on umbilical cord stress hormones including cortisol, adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), norepinephrine, and epinephrine. Our objective was to inv...