TY - JOUR
T1 - Prenatal depression effects on the foetus and neonate in different ethnic and socio-economic status groups
AU - Field, T.
AU - Diego, M.
AU - Hernandez-Reif, M.
AU - Schanberg, S.
AU - Kuhn, C.
AU - Yando, R.
AU - Bendell, D.
N1 - Funding Information:
We woudlikel to thank the mothers and infants who participated in this study. This research was supported by an NIMH Senior Research Scientist Aadw(rMH03#0)13 and an NIMH merit awd (MaHr4#6) to T5iffany8Fie6ld and funding by Josonhandn Jonsonh.
PY - 2002/8
Y1 - 2002/8
N2 - The questions addressed in this study were whether prenatal depression effects on the foetus and neonate varied by ethnicity and socio-economic status. Eighty-six depressed pregnant women were compared by ethnic group, Hispanic and African-American, and by socio-economic status (upper/lower) on prenatal and neonatal outcome variables. The Hispanic mothers were older, had a higher SES and had higher prenatal norepinephrine levels. Their foetuses were also more active. At the neonatal period they had higher anger scores, but also higher serotonin levels, and their infants had higher dopamine and lower cortisol levels and they spent less time in deep and indeterminate sleep. The comparison by middle/lower socio-economic status revealed that the middle SES group was older, had more social support and showed less depressed affect but had higher norepiephrine levels prenatally. At the postnatal period the middle SES mothers had lower depression, anxiety and anger scores and lower norepinephrine levels. Their infants also had lower norepinephrine levels, fewer postnatal complications and were less excitable on the Neonatal Behaviour Assessment Scale.
AB - The questions addressed in this study were whether prenatal depression effects on the foetus and neonate varied by ethnicity and socio-economic status. Eighty-six depressed pregnant women were compared by ethnic group, Hispanic and African-American, and by socio-economic status (upper/lower) on prenatal and neonatal outcome variables. The Hispanic mothers were older, had a higher SES and had higher prenatal norepinephrine levels. Their foetuses were also more active. At the neonatal period they had higher anger scores, but also higher serotonin levels, and their infants had higher dopamine and lower cortisol levels and they spent less time in deep and indeterminate sleep. The comparison by middle/lower socio-economic status revealed that the middle SES group was older, had more social support and showed less depressed affect but had higher norepiephrine levels prenatally. At the postnatal period the middle SES mothers had lower depression, anxiety and anger scores and lower norepinephrine levels. Their infants also had lower norepinephrine levels, fewer postnatal complications and were less excitable on the Neonatal Behaviour Assessment Scale.
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U2 - 10.1080/026468302760270809
DO - 10.1080/026468302760270809
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0036696840
VL - 20
SP - 149
EP - 157
JO - Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology
JF - Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology
SN - 0264-6838
IS - 3
ER -