Prenatal Maternal Distress During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Associations With Infant Brain Connectivity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused substantially elevated distress in pregnant individuals, which has the potential to affect the developing infant brain. Our main objective was to understand how prenatal distress was related to infant brain structure and function and whether social support moderated the associations.

Methods

The Pregnancy during the COVID-19 Pandemic (PdP) cohort study collected Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Anxiety scale, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, and Social Support Effectiveness Questionnaire data from a population-based sample of pregnant individuals living in Canada (N = 8602). For a subsample of participants, their infants (n = 75) underwent magnetic resonance imaging at 3 months of age to examine whether

SUBMITTER: Manning KY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9110020 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature