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Pregnancy Stress Could Rewrite Your Child’s Mental Health Story

  • December 04, 2024

A recent study in sheds light on the impact of stress during pregnancy on children’s long-term health. Researchers examined data from 3,723 mother-child pairs as part of the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC). They discovered that children whose mothers experienced high levels of stress during pregnancy had higher levels of an inflammatory protein called interleukin-6 (IL-6) at age 9. These children were also more likely to face severe symptoms of anxiety at age 16...