Indeterminate Prenatal Ultrasounds and Maternal Anxiety: A Prospective Cohort Study
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DOI: 10.1007/s10995-020-03042-x
Abstract: Prenatal ultrasounds often yield indeterminate (incomplete or minor abnormality) findings with limited clinical utility. We evaluate impact of indeterminate findings on maternal anxiety. A single-U.S.-center prospective cohort study administered the Perinatal Anxiety Screening Scale (PASS;… read more here.
Keywords: prospective cohort; anxiety; maternal anxiety; prenatal ultrasounds ... See more keywords
Does Mindful Parenting Mediate the Association between Maternal Anxiety during Pregnancy and Child Behavioral/Emotional Problems?
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DOI: 10.1007/s12671-019-01115-9
Abstract: ObjectivesMaternal anxiety during pregnancy is a risk factor for child behavioral/emotional problems. Knowledge about explanatory factors mediating this link is scarce. Maternal anxiety during pregnancy may be an indicator of adverse postnatal environmental conditions, including… read more here.
Keywords: maternal anxiety; child behavioral; mindful parenting; anxiety ... See more keywords
Activity based group therapy reduces maternal anxiety in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit - a prospective cohort study.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2018.07.001
Abstract: BACKGROUND A large proportion of mothers in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) experience psychological distress, which is associated with adverse infant and parenting outcomes. Interventions addressing maternal anxiety in the NICU are scarce. AIMS… read more here.
Keywords: anxiety; activity based; group; maternal anxiety ... See more keywords
A path model examination: maternal anxiety and parenting mediate the association between maternal adverse childhood experiences and children's internalizing behaviors.
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DOI: 10.1017/s0033291721001203
Abstract: BACKGROUND Children of mothers with adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are at increased risk for developmental problems. However, the mechanisms through which a mother's experience of ACEs are transmitted to her offspring are understudied. The current… read more here.
Keywords: maternal anxiety; anxiety parenting; anxiety; internalizing behaviors ... See more keywords
Assessing bidirectional relations between infant temperamental negative affect, maternal anxiety symptoms and infant affect-biased attention across the first 24-months of life.
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DOI: 10.1037/dev0001479.supp
Abstract: Developmental theories suggest affect-biased attention, preferential attention to emotionally salient stimuli, emerges during infancy through coordinating individual differences. Here we examined bidirectional relations between infant affect-biased attention, temperamental negative affect, and maternal anxiety symptoms using… read more here.
Keywords: maternal anxiety; affect biased; anxiety symptoms; biased attention ... See more keywords
Maternal Anxiety Predicts Attentional Bias Towards Threat in Infancy
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DOI: 10.1037/emo0000275
Abstract: Although cognitive theories of psychopathology suggest that attention bias toward threat plays a role in the etiology and maintenance of anxiety, there is relatively little evidence regarding individual differences in the earliest development of attention… read more here.
Keywords: maternal anxiety; attention; threat; bias ... See more keywords
Impact of Maternal Anxiety on Breastfeeding Outcomes: A Systematic Review.
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DOI: 10.1093/advances/nmy132
Abstract: Prenatal and postpartum anxiety may impair maternal functioning and disrupt mother-infant behaviors including breastfeeding. The objective of this narrative review is to examine the association between maternal anxiety from pregnancy to 12 mo postpartum and… read more here.
Keywords: anxiety; maternal anxiety; postpartum; breastfeeding outcomes ... See more keywords
Maternal Anxiety Symptoms and Mother-toddler Diet Quality Among WIC Participants (OR03-08-19).
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DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzz048.or03-08-19
Abstract: Objectives To evaluate the longitudinal association between maternal anxiety and diet quality among low-income mothers and toddlers. Methods Longitudinal study of data collected from 267 mother-toddler dyads in an obesity prevention trial recruited from Maryland… read more here.
Keywords: maternal anxiety; diet quality; anxiety; toddler diet ... See more keywords
The effect of mindfulness-based stress reduction therapy on maternal anxiety, depression, and sleep quality
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DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000028849
Abstract: Abstract Background: Depression and anxiety are common in the prenatal and postnatal periods, which significantly influence pregnant women and their unborn babies. Pharmacological interventions can negatively affect maternal and infant health outcomes, while psychotherapy can… read more here.
Keywords: sleep quality; anxiety depression; maternal anxiety; depression ... See more keywords
Children prenatally exposed to maternal anxiety devote more attentional resources to neutral pictures.
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DOI: 10.1111/desc.12612
Abstract: Maternal anxiety during pregnancy can negatively affect fetal neurodevelopment, predisposing the offspring to a higher risk of behavioral and emotional problems later in life. The current study investigates the association between maternal anxiety during pregnancy… read more here.
Keywords: prenatally exposed; anxiety; neutral pictures; maternal anxiety ... See more keywords
Prenatal maternal anxiety promotes atopic dermatitis in offspring via placental DNA methylation changes.
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DOI: 10.12932/ap-221119-0699
Abstract: BACKGROUND Maternal anxiety during pregnancy has been previously reported to be associated with atopic dermatitis (AD) in offspring. The potential mechanism is not yet proven but epigenetic change may be suggested. OBJECTIVE We examined whether… read more here.
Keywords: placental dna; maternal anxiety; dermatitis offspring; anxiety ... See more keywords