Maternal psychological stress during pregnancy and newborn telomere length: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Telomeres protect the ends of chromosomes, and shorter leukocyte telomeres are associated with major group diseases. Maternal psychological stress may be related to the shortening of telomeres in infants. This systematic review and meta-analysis set out to consolidate the varying effect sizes found in studies of maternal psychological stress and telomere length (TL) in newborns and identify moderators of the relationship between stress during pregnancy and newborn TL.

Methods

Our systematic review was registered in Prospero. Six databases (PubMed, Scopus, Embase, PsycINFO, Web of Science, and CINAHL Complete) were searched for records in English from inception to February 10, 2023. Observational studies were included that measured the relationship of psychologic

SUBMITTER: Moshfeghinia R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10724935 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature