-Maternal prenatal hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal activity
-Maternal salivary cortisol
-Intergenerational transmission of early adverse experiences

Prenatal health issues in mother's can unknowingly be passed to their children

Panisch, L. S., Murphy, H. R. M. R., Wu, Q., & O'Connor, T. G. (2023, May). Adverse Childhood Experiences Predict Diurnal Cortisol Throughout Gestation. Psychosomatic Medicine. 10.1097/PSY.0000000000001218


University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Hoffman, K. (2022). Adverse Child Events (ACES) and their Negative, Long-Term: Impacts on Mental, Behavioral, and Physical Health. 12. 10.53870/silex.2022121196
-ACEs can lead to disrupted neurodevelopment
-This negative impact on development makes one more prone to disease, social issues
-The higher probability of disability and disease may cause an earlier death from health related issues

Adverse Child Events (ACES) and their Negative, Long-Term: Impacts on Mental, Behavioral, and Physical Health

Link between ACE exposure and...
-Obesity
-High Blood Pressure
-High Cholesterol
-Cardiovascular Disease

Long-Term Physical Health Effects of ACEs

-Higher likelihood of developing cancer or other death-causing disease

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