Pregnant mothers with resolved anxiety disorders and their offspring have reduced heart rate variability: implications for the health of children.

OBJECTIVE: Active anxiety disorders have lasting detrimental effects on pregnant mothers and their offspring but it is unknown if historical, non-active, maternal anxiety disorders have similar effects. Anxiety-related conditions, such as reduced autonomic cardiac control, indicated by reduced heart...

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Main Authors: Marijke A K A Braeken, Andrew H Kemp, Tim Outhred, Renée A Otte, Geert J Y J Monsieur, Alexander Jones, Bea R H Van den Bergh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3858358?pdf=render