Maternal pregnancy-related anxiety and children's physical growth: the Ma'anshan birth cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Epidemiological studies have identified maternal antenatal anxiety and several adverse birth outcomes, but limited studies have focused on the relationship with the long-term physical growth of children. The study aimed to assess the influence of maternal pregnancy-related anxiety on physical growth in children at different exposure periods during pregnancy.

Methods

3,154 mother-child pairs were included based on the Ma'anshan birth cohort study. Maternal prenatal anxiety was obtained by administering a questionnaire using the pregnancy-related anxiety questionnaire (PRAQ) scale during the 1st, 2nd and 3rd trimesters of pregnancy. Body fat (BF) (48 to 72 months) and Body Mass Index (BMI) (birth to 72 months) were collected repeatedly for children. Group-based traj

SUBMITTER: Zhou J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10210302 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature