Failure of saliva sampling in the QF2011 Queensland flood study examining the effects of prenatal maternal stress on neonatal stress reactivity

Gabrielle Simcock; Helen Stapleton; Sue Kildea; Laura Shoo; David P Laplante; Suzanne King

doi:10.1891/2156-5287.7.1.31

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Failure of saliva sampling in the QF2011 Queensland flood study examining the effects of prenatal maternal stress on neonatal stress reactivity

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Failure of saliva sampling in the QF2011 Queensland flood study examining the effects of prenatal maternal stress on neonatal stress reactivity

Gabrielle Simcock, Helen Stapleton, Sue Kildea, Laura Shoo, David P Laplante and Suzanne King

International Journal of Childbirth, Vol.7(1), pp.31-39

2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1891/2156-5287.7.1.31

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Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine

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The study was designed to investigate the impact of disaster-related prenatal maternal stress on neonates' reactivity to the routinely administered, painful, newborn screen procedure (heelstick or heel prick). We hypothesized that pregnancy exposure to a flood stressor would affect fetal developmental pathways and subsequently neonatal responses to other stressful events, including the newborn screen. The pregnant women we recruited were affected by sudden onset floods in Queensland, Australia in 2011. Using methods similar to those described in the literature, we collected neonatal saliva immediately prior to the newborn screen and +20 and +40 min afterwards. Saliva sampling was halted after failed saliva collection attempts by trained research staff on 17 newborns. This article discusses reasons for our failure, including the influence of bioethical concerns and the requirement that research activities are compliant with hospital policies as well as the necessity of publishing studies that fail to replicate prior research.

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Title: Failure of saliva sampling in the QF2011 Queensland flood study examining the effects of prenatal maternal stress on neonatal stress reactivity
Authors: Gabrielle Simcock (Author) - University of Queensland
Helen Stapleton (Author) - University of Queensland
Sue Kildea (Author) - University of Queensland
Laura Shoo (Author) - Mater Research Institute
David P Laplante (Author) - Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Canada
Suzanne King (Author) - McGill University, Canada
Publication details: International Journal of Childbirth, Vol.7(1), pp.31-39
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company, Inc.
Date published: 2017
DOI: 10.1891/2156-5287.7.1.31
ISSN: 2156-5287
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Thompson Institute
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99451003702621
Output Type: Journal article

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