Summit
2024 APS Global Psychological Science Summit · 2024
Microbial Diversity Is Associated with Maternal Mental Health during Pregnancy
- Brooke DeRonne
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill - Nicolas Murgueitio
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill - Michelle Graf
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill - Rebecca Knickmeyer
Michigan State University - Cathi Propper
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill - Sarah Short
University of Wisconsin
Abstract
Gut microbiome diversity influences the mental health of pregnant women via the gut-brain axis. In a sample of 180 pregnant women, higher alpha diversity was positively associated with adverse mental health symptoms. This suggests potential mechanistic pathways influencing maternal mental health and fetal well-being.
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