Physical and Mental Handicaps Following a Disturbed Pregnancy

Stott, D. H.

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(57)91333-8

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“…In a study by the present writer (Stott, 1957), in which a close relationship was observed between physical defects and pregnancystress in a sample of retarded children, emotional stresses were found to be almost as noxious as physical illnesses. Strean and Pear (1956) found a close association between emodonal stress in pregnancy and cleft palate; but their results are difficult to evaluate until published in more detail.…”

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Mongolism Related to Emotional Shock in Early Pregnancy

Stott¹

1961

Human Development

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Mongolism Related to Emotional Shock in Early Pregnancy

Stott¹

1961

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“…In the literature, many authors have already published studies regarding the importance of a good psychological attitude by the mother in the prevention of intrauterine growth retardation [5][6][7], mental handicaps [6] and prematurity [8].…”

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“…The oldest involved major events such as death in utero or very premature birth with neonatal death in populations subjected to wartime trauma such as emigration, terror and famine [17]. We have already quoted the data about the mother's stress and intrauterine growth retardation [5,7], mental handicaps [6] and prematurity [8]. In France, Choquet et al [18] and Choquet and Ledoux [19] demonstrated a relationship between the overall condition of the infant at 3 years of age and that of the mother and even the father during pregnancy.…”

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Influence of Maternal Stress on Fetal Behavior and Brain Development

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2001

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The very early establishment of certain sensory faculties turns the fetus into a being capable of perceiving multiple stimuli. This perceptive capability forms part of many interchanges between the mother and her developing child. These interchanges are doubtless not only biological and metabolic in nature, but also sensorial and sensitive. The importance of a good quality of psychoaffective communication between mother and child during pregnancy has been shown to be decisive for fetal growth and also for the perinatal period and further development of the child. Maternal psychological stress leads to adverse pregnancy outcome. Chronic anxiety causes an increased stillbirth rate, fetal growth retardation and altered placental morphology. Experimental studies have demonstrated a relationship between specific episodes of maternal psychological stress and exacerbation of fetal asphyxia in utero. It is concluded that all the psychoaffective interchanges between the mother and child are decisive for harmonious fetal growth and brain development.

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“…To the former belongs an investigation by Strean & Peer (1956) who maintained that pregnancies leading to children with cleft palate had been more stressful than previous and subsequent pregnancies in the same women. Stott (1957) found that mothers of mentally retarded and physically handicapped children had been subjected to a greater amount of emotional shock during the pregnancy than those of a control group; this was later maintained also specifically for mongolism and anencephaly (ref. see lames 1969).…”

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