Abstract
Mothers' self-reported stroking of their infants over the first weeks of life modifies the association between prenatal depression and physiological and emotional reactivity at 7 months, consistent with animal studies of the effects of tactile stimulation. We now investigate whether the effects of maternal stroking persist to 2.5 years. Given animal and human evidence for sex differences in the effects of prenatal stress we compare associations in boys and girls.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 269-283 |
Journal | Psychological Medicine |
Volume | 45 |
Issue number | 2 |
Early online date | 28 Jul 2014 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 2015 |