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Using a Murine Model of Psychosocial Stress in Pregnancy as a Translationally Relevant Paradigm for Psychiatric Disorders in Mothers and Infants
Published on: June 13, 2021
"SMALL BABY SYNDROME" AS A PREGNANCY-ASSOCITED GENERAL ADAPTATION SYNDROME (REVIEW)
1SHUPYK NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTHCARE OF UKRAINE, KYIV, UKRAINE.
Objective:
The aim: To analyze the current research literature devoted to the study of the mechanisms of the realization of stress factors during pregnancy.
Patients And Methods:
Materials and methods: The article presents an analysis and summarizes the literature devoted to the study of the mechanisms of the realization of stress factors during the pregnancy, the pathogenetic aspects of violations of the feto-placental complex, "critical periods of vulnerability", the long-term consequences of the transferred prenatal stress.
Conclusion:
Conclusions: The paper summarizes that the condition of the mother and the feto-placental complex play an important role in many aspects of fetal development, that determine baby's physical and emotional health, personality formation in the future.
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