Effect of Natural Disaster-Related Prenatal Maternal Stress on Child Development and Health: A Meta-Analytic Review.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
; 18(16)2021 08 06.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1376805
ABSTRACT
The evidence supporting the idea that natural disaster-related prenatal maternal stress (PNMS) influences the child's development has been accumulating for several years. We conducted a meta-analytical review to quantify this effect on different spheres of child development birth outcomes, cognitive, motor, physical, socio-emotional, and behavioral development. We systematically searched the literature for articles on this topic (2756 articles retrieved and 37 articles included in the systematic review), extracted the relevant data to calculate the effect sizes, and then performed a meta-analysis for each category of outcomes (30 articles included across the meta-analyses) and meta-regressions to determine the effect of some factors of interest on the association between PNMS and child development type of PNMS (objective, psychological, cognitive, diet), type of natural disaster (ice storm, flood/cyclone), type of report (maternal, third-party observer, medical), timing of exposure (preconception exposure included or not) and child age at assessment (under 10 or 10 years and older). We found that PNMS significantly influences all spheres of child development. Higher PNMS levels were associated with longer gestational age, larger newborns, and higher BMI and adiposity levels, as well as worse cognitive, motor, socio-emotional, and behavioral outcomes.
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Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects
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Disasters
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Natural Disasters
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Reviews
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Systematic review/Meta Analysis
Limits:
Child
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Female
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Humans
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Infant, Newborn
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Pregnancy
Language:
English
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Ijerph18168332
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