The relationship between maternal personal growth during pregnancy and infant neurodevelopment

Optimal adaptation to changes that occur during pregnancy is essential prevent possible negative effects on maternal psychological health (such as stress or postpartum depression). In fact, an adequate the new life situation has implications subsequent offspring´s development. Thus, objective of present study was investigate potential association between levels personal growth and age with cognitive motor neurodevelopment offspring at 6 months age. Twenty-three pregnant women participated in this longitudinal study. The participants were assessed three trimesters using Ryff Psychological Well-being Scale (Ryff, 1989). neonates´ BSID-III A multiple linear regression analysis carried out gestational independent variables, babies dependent variables. results showed predicted neurodevelopment. Personal also positively related scalar score fine subscale. Findings from suggest a predictor later infants´