Chemosensory continuity from prenatal to postnatal life in humans: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: Throughout pregnancy, fetuses are exposed to a range of chemosensory inputs influencing their postnatal behaviors. Such prenatal exposure provides the fetus with continuous sensory information to adapt to the environment they face once born. This study aimed to assess the chemosensory continuity through a systematic review and meta-analysis of existing evidence on chemosensory continuity from prenatal to first postnatal year. Web of Science Core. Collections, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, EBSCOhost ebook collection was searched from 1900 to 2021. Studies identified from the search were grouped according to type of stimuli the fetuses were exposed to prenatally that the neonatal infants' responses to were being evaluated, namely flavors transferred from the maternal diet, and the odor of their own amn

SUBMITTER: Ustun B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10062646 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature