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Maternal life events during pregnancy and offspring language ability in middle childhood

There is accumulating evidence for a link between maternal stress during pregnancy and later behavioural and emotional problems in children.

Authors:

WHouse

Whitehouse AJ, Robinson M, Zubrick SR, Ang QW, Stanley FJ, Pennell CE.

Authors notes:|
Early Hum Dev. 2010 Aug;86(8):487-92. Epub 2010 Jul 10.

Keywords:
Maternal life events, pregnancy, offspring language ability, middle childhood, Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort Study

Abstract:
There is accumulating evidence for a link between maternal stress during pregnancy and later behavioural and emotional problems in children. Little research has examined other developmental outcomes.