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The Effects of Some Physical and Psychosocial Prenatal Stressors on Early Development

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The literature concerned with the effects of prenatal stress on developmental outcome is based on both animal and human studies. The studies are complementary, as findings in one area lead on to the other. Although animal studies cannot be compared directly with human, they offer parallels which provide rich material for research into human development. Many of the findings in animal experiments are corroborated in human studies, and individual animal research has frequently directed human researchers toward their subject matter and hypotheses.

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Cullen, J.H., Connolly, J.A. (1987). The Effects of Some Physical and Psychosocial Prenatal Stressors on Early Development. In: Lolas, F., Mayer, H. (eds) Perspectives on Stress and Stress-Related Topics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69057-0_6

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