Advancing the Study of Maternal Prenatal Stress Phenotypes and Infant Temperament Outcomes.

ABSTRACT: Exposure to the in utero environment provides offspring risk or protection with respect to postpartum development and health across the lifespan. We used latent profile analysis (LPA), considering self-report and physiological indicators to assess the influence of maternal prenatal stress/distress on infant temperament. We predicted that participants who reported greater prenatal stress/distress would have infants with less optimal temperament characteristics (e.g., higher fearfulness, lower smiling/laughter). Women (N = 67) were recruited in the Southwest Washington and Eastern Washington/North Idaho areas. Participants responded to surveys during the third trimester and provided hair samples for cortisol analyses. Postpartum mothers reported on infant temperament. LPA resolved two statis

SUBMITTER: Pham C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11905339 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature