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Prenatal And Postpartum Maternal Mental Health And Neonatal Motor Outcomes During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Alissa Papadopoulos, Emily S. Nichols, Yalda Mohsenzadeh, Isabelle Giroux, Michelle F. Mottola, Ryan J. Van Lieshout, Emma G. Duerden
Prenatal And Postpartum Maternal Mental Health And Neonatal Motor Outcomes During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Alissa Papadopoulos, Emily S. Nichols, Yalda Mohsenzadeh, Isabelle Giroux, Michelle F. Mottola, Ryan J. Van Lieshout, Emma G. Duerden
Neuroscience Institute Publications
Background: Rates of prenatal and postpartum stress and depression in pregnant individuals have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Perinatal maternal mental health has been linked to worse motor development in offspring, with motor deficits appearing in infancy and early childhood. We aimed to evaluate the relationship between prenatal and postpartum stress and depression and motor outcome in infants born during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: One hundred and seventeen participants completed an online prospective survey study at two timepoints: during pregnancy and within 2 months postpartum. Depression was self-reported using the Edinburgh Perinatal/Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS), and stress via the Perceived …
Sex Differences In The Behavioural Outcomes Of Prenatal Nicotine And Tobacco Exposure, Anita Sikic, Jude A. Frie, Jibran Y. Khokhar, Jennifer E. Murray
Sex Differences In The Behavioural Outcomes Of Prenatal Nicotine And Tobacco Exposure, Anita Sikic, Jude A. Frie, Jibran Y. Khokhar, Jennifer E. Murray
Neuroscience Institute Publications
Smoking remains the leading cause of preventable death worldwide. A combination of biological and environmental risk factors make women especially vulnerable to nicotine addiction, making it harder for them to quit smoking. Smoking during pregnancy, therefore, is still a major health concern, with epidemiological data suggesting a role for gestational nicotine exposure in the development of several behavioural disorders. Given there are significant sex-specific behavioural outcomes related to smoking in adolescence and adulthood, it is probable that the behavioural outcomes following gestational nicotine or tobacco exposure are similarly sex-dependent. This is an especially relevant topic as the current landscape of …