Maternal–fetal psychobiology: a very early look at emotional development
This chapter explores how maternal emotions during pregnancy, particularly those that are thought to be negative emotions, affect fetal behaviour development. It focuses on depression and anxiety since these disturbances are very common in women and may play a significant role in shaping the infant. It also discusses the methods to measure fetal neurobehaviour and presents some preliminary findings supporting the sensitivity of these methods.
Keywords: maternal emotions, pregnancy, fetal behaviour, depression, anxiety, fetal neurobehaviour, emotional development
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