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Impact of maternal age on infants' emotional regulation and psychomotor development

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Impact of maternal age on infants' emotional regulation and psychomotor development

dc.contributor.author	Moreno Giménez, Alba
dc.contributor.author	Campos Berga, Laura
dc.contributor.author	Nowak, Alicja
dc.contributor.author	Sahuquillo Leal, Rosa
dc.contributor.author	D'Ocon Giménez, Ana
dc.contributor.author	Hervás Marín, David
dc.contributor.author	Navalón, Pablo
dc.contributor.author	Vento Torres, Máximo
dc.contributor.author	García Blanco, Ana Cristina
dc.date.accessioned	2022-05-16T18:44:12Z
dc.date.available	2022-05-16T18:44:12Z
dc.date.issued	2021
dc.identifier.citation	Moreno Giménez, Alba Campos Berga, Laura Nowak, Alicja Sahuquillo Leal, Rosa D'Ocon Giménez, Ana Hervás Marín, David Navalón, Pablo Vento Torres, Máximo García Blanco, Ana Cristina 2021 Impact of maternal age on infants' emotional regulation and psychomotor development Psychological Medicine 1 12
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10550/82798
dc.description.abstract	Background. Maternal age has progressively increased in industrialized countries. Most studies focus on the consequences of delayed motherhood for women's physical and mental health, but little is known about potential effects on infants' neurodevelopment. This prospective study examines the association between maternal age and offspring neurodevelopment in terms of both psychomotor development (Ages & Stages Questionnaires-3) and emotional competences (Early Childhood Behavior Questionnaire). Methods. We evaluated a cohort of healthy pregnant women aged 20-41 years and their offspring, assessed at 38 weeks gestation (n = 131) and 24 months after birth (n = 101). Potential age-related variables were considered (paternal age, education level, parity, social support, maternal cortisol levels, and maternal anxiety and depressive symptoms). Bayesian ordinal regression models were performed for each neurodevelopmental outcome. Results. Maternal age was negatively associated with poor child development in terms of personal-social skills [odds ratio (OR) −0.13, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.77-0.99] and with difficult temperament in terms of worse emotional regulation (OR −0.13, 95% CI 0.78-0.96) and lower positive affect (OR 0.16, 95% CI 0.75-0.95). As for age-related variables, whereas maternal anxiety symptoms and cortisol levels were also correlated with poor child development and difficult temperament, maternal social support and parental educational level were associated with better psychomotor and emotional competences. Conclusion. Increasing maternal age may be associated with child temperament difficulties and psychomotor delay in terms of social interaction skills. Early detection of neurodevelopment difficulties in these babies would allow preventive psychosocial interventions to avoid future neuropsychiatric disorders.
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.relation.ispartof	Psychological Medicine, 2021, p. 1-12
dc.subject	Psicologia
dc.subject	Infants Psicologia
dc.title	Impact of maternal age on infants' emotional regulation and psychomotor development
dc.type	journal article	es_ES
dc.date.updated	2022-05-16T18:44:12Z
dc.identifier.idgrec	153249
dc.rights.accessRights	open access	es_ES