Temporal stability in the distribution of behavioral states for individual human fetuses

Groome, LJ; Singh, KP; Ls, Bentz; Holland, SB; Atterbury, JL; Swiber, MJ; Trimm, RF

doi:10.1016/s0002-9378(97)80686-2

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“…Fetuses that display consistently high levels of motor activity are rated by mothers as more fussy, unadaptable, and unpredictable through 6 months (Di-Pietro, Hodgson, Costigan, & Johnson, 1996). Several studies have also documented consistency in aspects of fetal state organization with infant sleep Groome et al, 1997). The longest follow-up of the predictive validity of fetal measures to date reported that near-term fetuses exhibiting more mature transitions between behavioral states were reported by mothers to have better effortful control in late childhood and early adolescence (van den Bergh & Mulder, 2012) despite the small sample size (n ¼ 25).…”

Section: From Fetus To Childmentioning

confidence: 99%

Predicting child temperament and behavior from the fetus

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There remains little debate that the period before birth sets the stage for subsequent development, yet scant evidence exists showing continuity from characteristics of the individual fetus to characteristics of the child. This report examines, in two studies, whether baseline and evoked fetal neurobehavioral functioning are predictive of features of child temperament and behavior as reported by mothers when offspring were between 7 and 14 years old (M = 10.1 years). Study 1 utilizes data generated from 333 maternal-fetal pairs collected during an undisturbed condition during the second half of gestation in relation to the child temperament dimensions of behavioral inhibition and exuberance. Associations at 32 weeks gestation were detected between all features of fetal neurobehavior and behavioral inhibition. In adjusted models, slower fetal heart rate and less fetal movement were associated with significant unique variance in predicting higher levels of childhood behavioral inhibition. No associations were detected for exuberance. Study 2 focuses on the association of evoked fetal reactivity and recovery to induced maternal arousal with subsequent child behavioral difficulties in a subset of the full sample (n = 130). Greater recovery in fetal heart rate following maternal stimulation was predictive of fewer behavioral difficulties and more prosocial behavior in childhood. Results from both studies provide support for gestational origins of core individual differences that portend childhood outcomes with foundational reactivity and regulatory components.

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Section: From Fetus To Childmentioning

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Predicting child temperament and behavior from the fetus

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“…The developmental delays are more marked in fetuses with increased placental blood flow resistance and their association with abnormal biochemical markers of brain development points towards decreased myelination and neurotransmitter depletion as potential causes71–74. Yet, despite these developmental delays, intrafetal consistency in behavior and overall responsiveness to hypoxemia is maintained75, 76: in FGR the fetus responds to worsening hypoxemia with declining global fetal activity and to acidemia with an abnormal BPS77, 78. However, the parameters and thresholds that define an abnormal BPS are designed to detect fetal deterioration and are therefore too crude to study neurodevelopment.…”

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Neurodevelopment following fetal growth restriction and its relationship with antepartum parameters of placental dysfunction

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2011

Ultrasound in Obstet & Gyne

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“…Aspects of baseline fetal motor activity have been associated with maternally reported early infant crying patterns (7) and temperament through 6 months (8), as well as more objectively measured outcomes such as behavioral inhibition at age 2 (9). Preservation of individual differences from the fetal to infant periods has been reported for state behavior (10,11), facial expressiveness (12), and spontaneous motor activity (9,13).…”

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confidence: 99%