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Prenatal and Postpartum Maternal Psychological Distress and Infant Development: A Systematic Review

D. Kingston, S. Tough, Heather Whitfield

2012.3.10CHILD PSYCHIATRY & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

DOI: 10.1007/s10578-012-0291-4

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It is suggested that prenatal distress can have an adverse effect on cognitive, behavioral, and psychomotor development, and that postpartum distress contributes to cognitive and socio-emotional development.

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KINGSTON, D.; TOUGH, S.; WHITFIELD, Heather. Prenatal and postpartum maternal psychological distress and infant development: A systematic review. CHILD PSYCHIATRY & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, 2012, 43: 683–714.