Tuesday, September 19, 2006

9/11 stress effect to babies

According to new research in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, the effects of stress caused by the 9/11 terrorist attacks were passed along by some mothers to their babies.

According to study post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were transmitted to the babies of pregnant women who were present during the collapse of the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City.

According to the Rachel yehuda, Research findings suggest mechanisms for transgenerational transmission of biologic effects of trauma may have to do with very early parent-child attachments and possibly even in utero effects to cortisol programming.

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