Association of Cumulative Paternal Early Life Stress With White Matter Maturation in Newborns

Key Points Question Is there an association between paternal early life stress exposure and newborn offspring brain development? Findings In the FinnBrain Birth Cohort study, among 72 trios of infants and their parents, a statistically significant association was found between paternal cumulative early life stress and child brain development, which persisted after controlling for several maternal variables. Meaning These data suggest an intergenerational mode of inheritance of offspring brain development; this finding may have implications for pediatric neuropsychiatric disorders.

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