Parents' depression and loneliness during pregnancy and respiratory infections in the offspring: A prospective birth cohort study.

BACKGROUND:An association between maternal prenatal stress and increased rates of respiratory tract infections in the offspring has been described earlier. Data regarding the father's role is lacking. In this study our aim was to evaluate, whether mothers' and fathers' depressive symp...

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Main Authors: Linnea Schuez-Havupalo, Elina Lahti, Niina Junttila, Laura Toivonen, Minna Aromaa, Päivi Rautava, Ville Peltola, Hannele Räihä
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6128609?pdf=render