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The relationship between maternal personal growth during pregnancy and infant neurodevelopment

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Author(s): Jose Puertas-Gonzalez ¹ , Borja Romero-Gonzalez ² , Rafael Caparros-Gonzalez ³ , Carolina Mariño-Narvaez ⁴ , María Peralta-Ramirez ¹

Publication date (Electronic): 24 November 2022

Journal: Bethlehem University Journal

Publisher: Pluto Journals

Keywords: pregnancy, personal growth, infant, neurodevelopment

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Optimal adaptation to changes that occur during pregnancy is essential to prevent possible negative effects on maternal psychological health (such as stress or postpartum depression). In fact, an adequate adaptation to the new life situation has implications on the subsequent offspring´s development. Thus, the objective of the present study was to investigate the potential association between levels of personal growth and maternal age during pregnancy with the subsequent cognitive and motor neurodevelopment of the offspring at 6 months of age. Twenty-three pregnant women participated in this longitudinal study. The participants were assessed during the three trimesters of pregnancy using the Ryff Psychological Well-being Scale (Ryff, 1989). The neonates´ neurodevelopment was assessed using the BSID-III at 6 months of age. A multiple linear regression analysis was carried out using maternal growth during pregnancy and gestational age as independent variables, and the levels of cognitive and motor neurodevelopment of the babies at 6 months of age as dependent variables. The results showed that personal growth during pregnancy predicted cognitive neurodevelopment. Personal growth was also positively related with the scalar score of the fine motor subscale. Findings from this study suggest that maternal personal growth during pregnancy is a predictor of the later infants´ neurodevelopment at 6 months of age.

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Title: Bethlehem University Journal

Publisher: Pluto Journals

ISSN: 2410-5449

Publication date (Electronic): 24 November 2022

Volume: 39

Issue: 1

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[1 ] Personality, Assessment and Psychological Treatment Department, Faculty of Psychology, University of Granada, Granada, Spain

[2 ] Psychology Department, Faculty of Education, Campus Duques de Soria, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain.

[3 ] Nursing Department. Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, (Granada,) Spain

[4 ] Mind, Brain and Behaviour Research Center (CIMCYC), Granada, Spain

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DOI: 10.13169/bethunivj.39.1-2022.02

SO-VID: 322e2c79-de7d-4816-ab31-eef6a2dab998

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[1] Austin Marie-Paule, Christl Bettina, McMahon Cathy, Kildea Sue, Reilly Nicole, Yin Carolyn, Simcock Gabrielle, Elgbeili Guillaume, Laplante David P., King Suzanne. Moderating effects of maternal emotional availability on language and cognitive development in toddlers of mothers exposed to a natural disaster in pregnancy: The QF2011 Queensland Flood Study. Infant Behavior and Development. Vol. 49:296–309. 2017. Elsevier BV. [Cross Ref]

[2] BARKER D.J.P.. In utero programming of chronic disease. Clinical Science. Vol. 95(2)1998. Portland Press Ltd. [Cross Ref]

[3] Albers Craig A., Grieve Adam J.. Test Review: Bayley, N. (2006). Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development– Third Edition. San Antonio, TX: Harcourt Assessment. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment. Vol. 25(2):180–190. 2007. SAGE Publications. [Cross Ref]

[4] Caparros-Gonzalez Rafael A., Romero-Gonzalez Borja, Strivens-Vilchez Helen, Gonzalez-Perez Raquel, Martinez-Augustin Olga, Peralta-Ramirez Maria Isabel. Hair cortisol levels, psychological stress and psychopathological symptoms as predictors of postpartum depression. PLOS ONE. Vol. 12(8)2017. Public Library of Science (PLoS). [Cross Ref]

[5] Deave T, Heron J, Evans J, Emond A. The impact of maternal depression in pregnancy on early child development. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. Vol. 115(8):1043–1051. 2008. Wiley. [Cross Ref]

[6] Delle Fave Antonella, Pozzo Melissa, Bassi Marta, Cetin Irene. A Longitudinal Study on Motherhood and Well-Being: Developmental and Clinical Implications. Terapia psicológica. Vol. 31(1):21–33. 2013. SciELO Agencia Nacional de Investigacion y Desarrollo (ANID). [Cross Ref]

[7] DiPietro Janet A., Novak Matthew F. S. X., Costigan Kathleen A., Atella Lara D., Reusing Sarah P.. Maternal Psychological Distress During Pregnancy in Relation to Child Development at Age Two. Child Development. Vol. 77(3):573–587. 2006. Wiley. [Cross Ref]

[8] Fraley R. Chris, Roisman Glenn I., Haltigan John D.. The legacy of early experiences in development: Formalizing alternative models of how early experiences are carried forward over time. Developmental Psychology. Vol. 49(1):109–126. 2013. American Psychological Association (APA). [Cross Ref]

[9] García-León María Ángeles, Caparrós-González Rafael A., Romero-González Borja, González-Perez Raquel, Peralta-Ramírez Isabel. Resilience as a protective factor in pregnancy and puerperium: Its relationship with the psychological state, and with Hair Cortisol Concentrations. Midwifery. Vol. 75:138–145. 2019. Elsevier BV. [Cross Ref]

[10] Guardino Christine M., Dunkel Schetter Christine. Coping during pregnancy: a systematic review and recommendations. Health Psychology Review. Vol. 8(1):70–94. 2014. Informa UK Limited. [Cross Ref]

[11] Guttentag Cathy L., Landry Susan H., Williams Jeffrey M., Baggett Kathleen M., Noria Christine W., Borkowski John G., Swank Paul R., Farris Jaelyn R., Crawford April, Lanzi Robin G., Carta Judith J., Warren Steven F., Ramey Sharon L.. “My Baby & Me”: Effects of an early, comprehensive parenting intervention on at-risk mothers and their children. Developmental Psychology. Vol. 50(5):1482–1496. 2014. American Psychological Association (APA). [Cross Ref]

[12] Kochanska Grazyna, Kim Sanghag, Boldt Lea J., Nordling Jamie Koenig. Promoting Toddlers' Positive Social-Emotional Outcomes in Low-Income Families: A Play-Based Experimental Study. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology. Vol. 42(5):700–712. 2013. Informa UK Limited. [Cross Ref]

[13] Kolb Bryan, Mychasiuk Richelle, Muhammad Arif, Li Yilin, Frost Douglas O., Gibb Robbin. Experience and the developing prefrontal cortex. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Vol. 109(supplement_2):17186–17193. 2012. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. [Cross Ref]

[14] Koutra Katerina, Chatzi Leda, Bagkeris Manolis, Vassilaki Maria, Bitsios Panos, Kogevinas Manolis. Antenatal and postnatal maternal mental health as determinants of infant neurodevelopment at 18 months of age in a mother–child cohort (Rhea Study) in Crete, Greece. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. Vol. 48(8):1335–1345. 2013. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. [Cross Ref]

[15] Romero-Gonzalez Borja, Caparros-Gonzalez Rafael A., Gonzalez-Perez Raquel, Delgado-Puertas Pilar, Peralta-Ramirez Maria Isabel. Newborn infants’ hair cortisol levels reflect chronic maternal stress during pregnancy. PLOS ONE. Vol. 13(7)2018. Public Library of Science (PLoS). [Cross Ref]

[16] Ryff Carol D.. Happiness is everything, or is it? Explorations on the meaning of psychological well-being. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. Vol. 57(6):1069–1081. 1989. American Psychological Association (APA). [Cross Ref]

[17] Ryff Carol D.. Psychological Well-Being Revisited: Advances in the Science and Practice of Eudaimonia. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. Vol. 83(1):10–28. 2014. S. Karger AG. [Cross Ref]

[18] Sawyer Alexandra, Ayers Susan. Post-traumatic growth in women after childbirth. Psychology & Health. Vol. 24(4):457–471. 2009. Informa UK Limited. [Cross Ref]

[19] Seckl Jonathan R, Holmes Megan C. Mechanisms of Disease: glucocorticoids, their placental metabolism and fetal 'programming' of adult pathophysiology. Nature Clinical Practice Endocrinology & Metabolism. Vol. 3(6):479–488. 2007. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. [Cross Ref]

[20] Syrengelas Dimitrios, Kalampoki Vassiliki, Kleisiouni Paraskevi, Konstantinou Dimitrios, Siahanidou Tania. Gross motor development in full-term Greek infants assessed by the Alberta Infant Motor Scale: Reference values and socioeconomic impact. Early Human Development. Vol. 90(7):353–357. 2014. Elsevier BV. [Cross Ref]

[21] Taubman–Ben-Ari Orit, Findler Liora, Sharon Niva. Personal Growth in Mothers: Examination of the Suitability of the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory as a Measurement Tool. Women & Health. Vol. 51(6):604–622. 2011. Informa UK Limited. [Cross Ref]

[22] Tedeschi Richard G., Calhoun Lawrence G.. TARGET ARTICLE: "Posttraumatic Growth: Conceptual Foundations and Empirical Evidence". Psychological Inquiry. Vol. 15(1):1–18. 2004. Informa UK Limited. [Cross Ref]

[23] Westerlund M., Lagerberg D.. Expressive vocabulary in 18-month-old children in relation to demographic factors, mother and child characteristics, communication style and shared reading. Child: Care, Health and Development. Vol. 34(2):257–266. 2008. Wiley. [Cross Ref]