MedPage Today (7/20, Monaco) reported, “Depression during pregnancy for mothers was tied to several adverse outcomes for the baby,” research indicated. The study revealed that “compared with mothers who did not have depression, those who were diagnosed with major depressive disorder during pregnancy had several raised inflammatory and cortisol biomarkers in their third trimester.” What’s more, “children exposed to depression in utero had adverse effects on neurobehavioral functioning as early as six days postnatal” and were less able to handle stress as evidenced by “higher cortisol responses” over time. The findings of the 106-woman study were published online July 19 in Psychoneuroendocrinology.
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— “Offspring Feel Effects of Maternal Depression After Birth,”Kristen Monaco, MedPage Today, July 20, 2018.