Guardino, Christine M. , Rahal, Danny , Rinne, Gabrielle R. , Mahrer, Nicole E. , Poggi Davis, Elysia , Adam, Emma K. , Shalowitz, Madeleine U. , Ramey, Sharon L. , and Schetter, Christine Dunkel

The current study investigates whether prepregnancy maternal posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, depressive symptoms, and stress predict children's cortisol diurnal slopes and cortisol awakening responses (CARs)...

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Rinne, Gabrielle R., Hartstein, Jenna, Guardino, Christine M., and Schetter, Christine Dunkel

Background:
Stress before conception and during pregnancy is associated with less favorable maternal and child health. Alterations in prenatal cortisol levels may serve as a central biological pathway linking stress to...

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