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New Insights into Prenatal Stress: Immediate- and Long-Term Effects on the Fetus and Their Timing

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A burgeoning literature emphasizes the importance of the in utero environment for a range of fetal, neonatal, infant and adult health-related outcomes [1]. This period of prenatal development, characterized by rapid growth and development, is a time of increased vulnerability, when intrauterine insults can have deleterious effects on emerging systems and structures. One important factor which affects the in utero environment is maternal stress.

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, Douglas Hospital Research Centre, McGill University, Montreal (Qc), H4H 1R3, Canada

    Kieran J. O’Donnell

  2. Department of Psychology, Durham University, Durham, DH1 3LE, United Kingdom

    Nadja Reissland

  3. Department of Surgery and Cancer, Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Imperial College London, London, W12 ONN, United Kingdom

    Vivette Glover

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O’Donnell, K.J., Reissland, N., Glover, V. (2017). New Insights into Prenatal Stress: Immediate- and Long-Term Effects on the Fetus and Their Timing. In: Buonocore, G., Bellieni, C.V. (eds) Neonatal Pain. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53232-5_8

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