Prenatal maternal stress is associated with toddler cognitive functioning: The Iowa Flood Study

David P. Laplante; Kimberley J. Hart; Michael W. O'Hara; Alain Brunet; Suzanne King

doi:10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2017.11.012

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Prenatal maternal stress is associated with toddler cognitive functioning: The Iowa Flood Study

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Prenatal maternal stress is associated with toddler cognitive functioning: The Iowa Flood Study

David P. Laplante, Kimberley J. Hart, Michael W. O'Hara, Alain Brunet and Suzanne King

Early Human Development, Vol.116, pp.84-92

2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2017.11.012

PMID: 29253828

Abstract

prenatal maternal stress

toddler

cognitive functioning

disaster-related

Iowa

maternal stress

•Disaster-related prenatal maternal stress was related to lower cognitive abilities in 30-month-old toddlers. •Disaster-related prenatal maternal stress was associated with better language abilities in 30-month-old boys. •While the mechanisms remain unknown, disaster-related prenatal maternal stress impacts early cognitive development in toddlers.

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Title: Prenatal maternal stress is associated with toddler cognitive functioning: The Iowa Flood Study
Authors: David P. Laplante - Douglas Mental Health University Institute
Kimberley J. Hart - University of Iowa
Michael W. O'Hara - University of Iowa
Alain Brunet - McGill University
Suzanne King (Corresponding Author) - McGill University
Publication details: Early Human Development, Vol.116, pp.84-92
Publisher: Elsevier Ireland Ltd.
Date published: 2018
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2017.11.012
ISSN: 1872-6232
PMID: 29253828
Grant note: This study was funded by grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (to S. King and colleagues, MOP 93660) and the National Institutes of Mental Health – RAPID grant (to M. W. O'Hara and colleagues, 1R21MH086150).
Organisation Unit: Thompson Institute
Language: English
Record Identifier: 991105839902621
Output Type: Journal article

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