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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020
Associations between Maternal Prenatal Stressors, Postnatal Protective Factors, and Childhood Executive Functioning and Externalizing Behavior
- Shaikh Ahmad
University of California, San Francisco - Emily Shih
University of California, San Francisco - Kaja LeWinn
University of California, San Francisco - Frances Tylavsky
Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis - Catherine Karr
University of Washington - Sheela Sathyanarayana
University of Washington - Nicole Bush
University of California, San Francisco
Abstract
Using a large, diverse, longitudinal pregnancy cohort study, we evaluated associations between maternal prenatal stressors and childhood executive functioning and externalizing behavior. Prenatal stressful life events and intimate partner violence uniquely predicted both outcomes, after covariate adjustment. Findings support a prenatal programming theory regarding maternal stress and childhood neurodevelopmental outcomes.
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