Post-traumatic stress in pregnant women with primary cytomegalovirus infection and risk of congenital infection in newborns.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Substantial evidence indicates that perinatal mental disturbances are associated with the risk for negative maternal-newborn outcomes. A neuroendocrine brain-placenta interaction has been described to explain the association between prenatal stress-related disorders and placental abnormalities. Whether these mechanisms may affect the likelihood of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of infections has never been investigated.

Aims

To evaluate the role of psychological factors in cytomegalovirus (CMV) MTCT in pregnant women with primary CMV infection.

Method

A cohort of 276 pregnant women with primary CMV infection underwent assessment of (a) reactive psychopathological symptoms, such as current depressive symptoms and ongoing symptoms of post-traumatic stres

SUBMITTER: Vadini F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5422111 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature