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      <dc:title>Maternal and Neonatal Hair Cortisol Levels Are Associated with Infant Neurodevelopment at Six Months of Age</dc:title>
      <dc:creator>Caparrós González, Rafael Arcángel</dc:creator>
      <dc:creator>Romero González, Borja</dc:creator>
      <dc:creator>González Pérez, Raquel</dc:creator>
      <dc:subject>Pregnancy</dc:subject>
      <dc:subject>Cortisol</dc:subject>
      <dc:subject>Stress</dc:subject>
      <dc:subject>Infant</dc:subject>
      <dc:subject>Neurodevelopment</dc:subject>
      <dc:description>Background: Maternal stress during pregnancy can affect fetal development during&#xd;
certain sensitive periods. Objective: To longitudinally assess maternal hair cortisol levels during&#xd;
pregnancy, and the postpartum along with neonatal hair cortisol levels that could be associated&#xd;
with infant neurodevelopment at six months of age. Methods: A sample of 41 pregnant women&#xd;
longitudinally assessed during the first, second, and third trimester and the postpartum, along&#xd;
with their 41 full-term neonates participated in this study. Hair cortisol levels were assessed from&#xd;
participants. Infant neurodevelopment was assessed by means of the Bayley Scale of Infants&#xd;
Development, Third Edition at age six months. Results: Maternal hair cortisol levels in the first&#xd;
and second trimester accounted for 24% and 23%, respectively, of variance of infant gross motor&#xd;
development (p &lt; 0.05). Maternal hair cortisol levels during the postpartum accounted for 31%&#xd;
of variance of infant cognitive development (p &lt; 0.05), and 25% of variance of infant gross motor&#xd;
development (p &lt; 0.05). Neonatal hair cortisol levels accounted for 28% of variance of infant gross&#xd;
motor development (p &lt; 0.05). Conclusions: The preconception and prenatal time are sensitive&#xd;
periods related to infant neurodevelopment along with the cortisol levels surrounding the fetus&#xd;
while in the womb. Pregnant women could be assessed for hair cortisol levels while attending&#xd;
a prenatal appointment.</dc:description>
      <dc:date>2020-01-14T09:42:13Z</dc:date>
      <dc:date>2020-01-14T09:42:13Z</dc:date>
      <dc:date>2019-11-19</dc:date>
      <dc:type>info:eu-repo/semantics/article</dc:type>
      <dc:identifier>Caparros-Gonzalez, R. A., Romero-Gonzalez, B., Gonzalez-Perez, R., Lucena-Prieto, L., Perez-Garcia, M., Cruz-Quintana, F., &amp; Peralta-Ramirez, M. I. (2019). Maternal and Neonatal Hair Cortisol Levels Are Associated with Infant Neurodevelopment at Six Months of Age. Journal of clinical medicine, 8(11), 2015.</dc:identifier>
      <dc:identifier>http://hdl.handle.net/10481/58718</dc:identifier>
      <dc:identifier>10.3390/jcm8112015</dc:identifier>
      <dc:language>eng</dc:language>
      <dc:rights>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/</dc:rights>
      <dc:rights>info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess</dc:rights>
      <dc:rights>Atribución 3.0 España</dc:rights>
      <dc:publisher>MDPI</dc:publisher>
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