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Concurrent levels of maternal salivary cortisol are unrelated to self-reported psychological measures in low-risk pregnant women

verfasst von: Kristin M. Voegtline, Kathleen A. Costigan, Katie T. Kivlighan, Mark L. Laudenslager, Janice L. Henderson, Janet A. DiPietro

Erschienen in: Archives of Women's Mental Health | Ausgabe 2/2013

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Abstract

Associations between salivary cortisol and maternal psychological distress and well-being were examined prospectively on 112 women with normally progressing, singleton pregnancies between 24 and 38 weeks gestation. At each of 5 visits, conducted in 3-week intervals, women provided a saliva sample and completed questionnaires measuring trait anxiety, depressive symptoms, pregnancy-specific hassles and uplifts, and psychological well-being. Maternal salivary cortisol was unrelated to psychological measures with the exception of minor associations detected with measures of anxiety and depressive symptoms between 30 and 32 weeks only. Findings indicate that self-reported maternal psychological distress and well-being are not associated with significant variation in maternal salivary cortisol levels during the second half of gestation. This suggests that studies that measure psychological factors in pregnancy but do not measure maternal cortisol should exercise caution in assuming activation of the maternal hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis is the mechanism through which maternal psychological factors are transduced to the fetus.

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Titel: Concurrent levels of maternal salivary cortisol are unrelated to self-reported psychological measures in low-risk pregnant women
verfasst von: Kristin M. Voegtline
Kathleen A. Costigan
Katie T. Kivlighan
Mark L. Laudenslager
Janice L. Henderson
Janet A. DiPietro
Publikationsdatum: 01.04.2013
Verlag: Springer Vienna
Erschienen in: Archives of Women's Mental Health / Ausgabe 2/2013
Print ISSN: 1434-1816
Elektronische ISSN: 1435-1102
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-012-0321-z

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