Olazábal Daniel Ernesto, Bertoni Bernardo, Grandi Graciela, Musetti Dora, Rey Grazzia, Sandberg Natalia, Fernández Lucia, Laporte Gabriela, Medici Florencia, Nicolaisen-Sobesky Eliana
Prepartum depression is associated with early adversity, pregnancy complications, preterm delivery, postpartum depression, and long-term effects on child neurodevelopment. The oxytocin (OXT) system is affected by early adverse experiences and has been associated with depression. In the current study, we investigated risk factors for prenatal depressive symptoms, mainly the effects of early childhood and adolescence trauma, in combination with the presence of certain variants of polymorphisms of OXT and OXT receptor (OXTR) genes...
July 2023: Developmental Psychobiology