Maternal Stress and Mental Health Issues During Pregnancy: Child behaviour sibling studies

Watch the full ACAMH Learn video from Dr. Tom McAdams 'Maternal Stress and Mental Health Issues During Pregnancy' at https://acamhlearn.org/Learning/Mater... Talk from Dr. Tom McAdams. Experiencing feelings of stress, depression or anxiety during pregnancy is common. In recent years it has been suggested that emotional distress experienced during pregnancy can have a detrimental effect on the developing foetus, impacting brain development and causing children to exhibit behavioural and emotional problems in childhood. ​But what evidence is there to support this idea? Are there alternative explanations for links between emotional distress experienced during pregnancy and child problems? How could we know if stress during pregnancy does cause problems for the child? Get a FREE CPD/CME certificate for watching videos and podcasts when you register for a FREE ACAMH Learn account https://bit.ly/ACAMHLearnFREEregistra...