Children of mothers reporting increased anxiety during pregnancy correlated with slower growth of the left and right hippocampus in their child over the first 6 months of life(key area for regulating stress). The size of the right hippocampus in an infant is likely to increase in response to postnatal maternal anxiety, whereas the size of the left hippocampus reflects an exposure to perinatal maternal anxiety.

Maternal Anxiety and Infant Hippocampus Development

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Maternal symptoms of anxiety and depression were associated with higher conflict and lower rates of organization. 

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Higher rates of conflict and more lower rates of organization. Conflict means a family environment where there are disagreements about feelings. Family organization refers to arrangement of activities among family members. 

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