Logo image
IRO Home Research units Researcher Profiles
Sign in
Prenatal maternal stress is associated with toddler cognitive functioning: The Iowa Flood Study
Journal article   Peer reviewed

Prenatal maternal stress is associated with toddler cognitive functioning: The Iowa Flood Study

David P Laplante, Kimberley J Hart, Michael W O'Hara, Alain Brunet and Suzanne King
Early human development, Vol.116, pp.84-92
01/2018
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2017.11.012
PMID: 29253828

View Online

Abstract

•Disaster-related prenatal maternal stress was related to lower cognitive abilities in 30-month-old toddlers.•Disaster-related prenatal maternal stress was associated with better language abilities in 30-month-old boys.•While the mechanisms remain unknown, disaster-related prenatal maternal stress impacts early cognitive development in toddlers.

Details

Metrics

Logo image