Maternal Stress During Pregnancy and Postpartum: Impact on Maternal Health and Fetal Development (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783032092441)

Vendor: Rafael A. Caparros-Gonzalez
Product type: Books
Format: Hardcover
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Maternal Stress During Pregnancy and Postpartum: Impact on Maternal Health and Fetal Development

$159.99

Maternal Stress During Pregnancy and Postpartum: Impact on Maternal Health and Fetal Development

$159.99
Format: Hardcover
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This book offers a comprehensive overview of how maternal psychological stress during pregnancy and postpartum affects both maternal health and fetal development. Drawing on the latest research, it explores how stress-related biomarkers like cortisol can cross the placenta, influencing the child's health from birth through adulthood--and even across generations.
Written by leading experts, the 15 chapters examine the biological and psychological mechanisms involved, including the HPA axis and brain-gut axis. Topics include the impact of stress on pregnancy outcomes (e.g., pre-eclampsia, prematurity, low birth weight), neonatal health (e.g., colic, altered gut microbiota), and long-term risks such as autism, ADHD, and cardiovascular disease.
The book also addresses key stressors--such as intimate partner violence, war, and economic hardship--with a focus on pregnancy-specific stress as particularly harmful.
Essential reading for clinicians, researchers, and students in maternal and neonatal health, this volume also serves as a valuable resource for policymakers and healthcare stakeholders.



Author: Rafael A. Caparros-Gonzalez
ISBN-10: 3032092442
ISBN-13: 9783032092441
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Published: 01/03/2026
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.71lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.47w x 0.86d
By Rafael A. Caparros-Gonzalez
By Rafael A. Caparros-Gonzalez
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Rafael A. Caparros-Gonzalez holds a position as Associate Professor at University of Granada (Spain) and has published over 70 scientific papers indexed in Journal Citation Report. Previous books include "Fetal Programming: Growth Environment and Prenatal Development" Ed. Anaya (Spanish edition) and "Perinatal Psychology in Health Settings" Ed. Anaya (Spanish Edition) and a chapter entitled "Studying Biomarkers to Assess Perinatal Depression" in "Perinatal Depression and Anxiety in Spanish-Speaking and Latina Women" Ed. Springer. Currently, Dr. Rafael A. Caparros-Gonzalez is Associate Editor in Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology and lead researcher of a research group Ee12-HYGIA: Care and conditioning factors in health at Instituto de Investigacion Biosanitaria Ibs. GRANADA (Spain).Moreover, Dr. Caparros-Gonzalez leads 3 research projects:1. Principal investigator and Scientific Representative of a funded European Union project named CA22114- Maternal Perinatal Stress and Adverse Outcomes in the Offspring: Maximising infant´s Development (TREASURE).2. Principal investigator of a funded European Project named Adverse Birth Experience and Maternal and Child Health (ATHENEA).3. Principal investigator of a National funded project in Spain named Perinatal Psychology and Fetal Programming: Growth and Development before Birth.

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