Maternal psychological distress during gestation is associated with infant food allergy

Minna Lukkarinen; Emma Puosi; Eeva-Leena Kataja; Laura S Korhonen; Heikki Lukkarinen; Linnea Karlsson; Hasse Karlsson

doi:10.1111/pai.13449

Maternal psychological distress during gestation is associated with infant food allergy

Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2021 May;32(4):787-792. doi: 10.1111/pai.13449. Epub 2021 Feb 5.

Authors

Minna Lukkarinen^{1

2

3}, Emma Puosi^{1

2

3}, Eeva-Leena Kataja^{1

3

4}, Laura S Korhonen^{1

2

3}, Heikki Lukkarinen^{1

2

3}, Linnea Karlsson^{1

3

5}, Hasse Karlsson^{1

3

5}

Affiliations

¹ FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study, Turku Brain and Mind Center, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
² Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland.
³ Centre for Population Health Research, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland.
⁴ Department of Psychology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
⁵ Department of Psychiatry, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland.

PMID: 33411334
DOI: 10.1111/pai.13449

No abstract available

Keywords: HPA axis; allergy; atopic diseases; child; cortisol; food allergy; infant; prenatal distress; programming.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Anxiety
Depression
Female
Food Hypersensitivity* / diagnosis
Humans
Hydrocortisone
Infant
Mothers
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications*
Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects*
Psychological Distress*
Stress, Psychological

Substances

Hydrocortisone