TY  - BOOK
AU  - Low, Felicia
AU  - Gluckman, Peter
AU  - Poulton, Richie
TI  - Intergenerational disadvantage : : why maternal mental health matters
PY  - 2021///
CY  - Auckland, New Zealand : 
PB  - Koi Tū: The Centre for Informed Futures, University of Auckland, 
KW  - ANXIETY
KW  - BRAIN DEVELOPMENT
KW  - CHILD DEVELOPMENT
KW  - DEPRESSION
KW  - INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSMISSION
KW  - MENTAL HEALTH
KW  - MOTHERS
KW  - REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
KW  - SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS
KW  - NEW ZEALAND
N1  - Published May 2021
N2  - This paper analyses and synthesises new research linking a mother’s prenatal mental health to the child’s brain development, and shows how this ties into the problem of intergenerational disadvantage in New Zealand.

Children whose mothers experienced depression/anxiety during pregnancy are more likely to have impaired brain (‘executive’) function, with lifelong consequences. This suggests that there is a biological contribution to intergenerational disadvantage, in addition to environmental factors, and that interventions focusing on maternal mental wellbeing to promote children’s brain function could have significant impact. (From the website). Record #7152
UR  - https://informedfutures.org/wp-content/uploads/Intergenerational-disadvantage-maternal-mental-health.pdf
UR  - https://informedfutures.org/intergenerational-disadvantage-why-maternal-mental-health-matters/
ER  -