User:Hjmurphy13/Prenatal stress

Adding to "Prenatal Stress" article


 * Introduction
 * Around 10-20% of women suffer from mental health concerns during the perinatal period due to their vulnerability and emotion.(Liu) This psychosocial or physical stress that the expectant mother is going through then impacts the fetus. According to the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD), a wide range of environmental factors a woman may experiencie during the perinatal period can contribute to biological impacts and changes in the fetus that then causes health risks later in the child's life.  Health risks include impaired cognitive development, low birth weight and risk of mental disorders in the offspring.
 * Add definition/function of HPA axis: used to show how maternal stress impacts fetal development becasue it regualtes glucocorticoid feedback interactions through the mother and placenta and then to the fetus throughout pregnancy (Jahnke)
 * Research
 * a lot of studies use questionnaires to gage the maternal stress/anxiety/depression
 * then assessed the offspring for different issues that varied for the different studies done