Maternal anxiety: its effect on the fetus and the child

Does prenatal maternal stress impair cognitive development and alter temperament characteristics in toddlers with healthy birth outcomes? - Zhu - 2014 - Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology Abbreviations Bayley Scales of Infant Development, China Revision Mental developmental index Growing numbers of NHS nurses quit within three years, study finds Gruelling 12-hour shifts, exhaustion and burnout are leading growing numbers of nurses to quit the NHS within three years of joining, new research reveals. Stress, lack of access to food and drink while at work, and the relentless demands of caring for patients are also key factors in the exodus, the King’s Fund thinktank found. The NHS must make it an urgent priority to tackle the worryingly poor working conditions nurses and midwives face in many hospitals or face worsening workforce shortages, it said. “Staff stress, absenteeism and turnover in the professions have reached alarmingly high levels,” the thinktank said after investigating the working conditions faced by NHS nurses and midwives.

Stress during pregnancy is associated with developmental outcome in infancy - Huizink - 2003 - Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry Background: Animal studies show that prenatal maternal stress may be related to cognitive impairments in offspring. Therefore, we examined whether psychological and endocrinologic measures of stress during human pregnancy predicted developmental outcome of the infant at 3 and 8 months. Method: Self‐report data about daily hassles and pregnancy‐specific anxiety and salivary cortisol levels were collected in 170 nulliparous women in early, mid‐ and late pregnancy in a prospective design, in which healthy infants born at term were followed up after birth. Results: High levels of pregnancy‐specific anxiety in mid‐pregnancy predicted lower mental and motor developmental scores at 8 months (p < .05).

Boris Johnson's pledge to recruit 50,000 more NHS nurses is in doubt Boris Johnson’s pledge to recruit 50,000 more NHS nurses is in doubt after the number coming from the EU fell again and coronavirus prevented thousands of arrivals from the rest of the world. The prime minister made the promise a cornerstone of his general election campaign last year and has since reiterated many times his determination to deliver the increase. But annual data from the Nursing and Midwifery Council shows that the number of nurses and midwives from the European Economic Area (EEA) on its register, and thus able to work in the UK, has fallen for the last three years in a row.

Stress and pregnancy: Effects on child behavioural and cognitive outcomes April 2019, Rev. ed. Introduction The importance of development during the fetal period is well established with regards to the association between the baby’s growth in the womb, and later vulnerability to physical disorders such as cardiovascular disease and other aspects of metabolic syndrome.1 It is now clear that environmental effects on fetal development are important with respect to emotional, behavioural and cognitive outcomes too.

Why are a disproportionate number of Filipino healthcare workers dying of coronavirus? No one is sure why Filipino healthcare workers appear to be so vulnerable to coronavirus, but the figures are stark and wildly disproportionate. Out of a total NHS workforce of around one and a half million, 18,000 are Filipino. However, out of the 126 health and social care workers who have died after testing positive for the virus, 26 have been of Filipino descent.

Prenatal stress could affect baby's brain Summary: White matter tracts were significantly altered in babies whose mothers experienced stress during pregnancy. Source: King’s College London New research from King’s College London has found that maternal stress before and during pregnancy could affect a baby’s brain development. In their study published in Biological Psychiatry, MRC Doctoral Researcher in Perinatal Imaging and Health, Alexandra Lautarescu and Head of Advanced Neuroimaging, Professor Serena Counsell, for the first time looked at the relationship between maternal stress and brain development in 251 premature babies. They found evidence for impaired development of a white matter tract, the uncinate fasciculus, in babies whose mothers experienced more stress in the prenatal period.

Coronavirus: Up to 25 Filipinos among healthcare workers to die from COVID-19 in UK Up to 25 Filipino healthcare workers have died from COVID-19 in the UK, the deputy Philippine ambassador to the UK has told Sky News. The number of deaths make up 19% of the more than 100 health and social care workers believed to have died on the frontline, according to Nursing Notes, a medical site which tracks NHS staff deaths. An estimated 19,000 health care professionals of Philippine heritage are working in the NHS. Prenatal Glucocorticoids: Short-Term Benefits and Long-Term Risks 1. Introduction Glucocorticoids are steroid hormones synthesized in the adrenal gland cortex, and most of their physiological effects are mediated by the glucocorticoid receptor (GR), that acts as a ligand-dependent transcription factor. Coordinate changes in metabolism under glucocorticoid influence provide energy that is instantly and selectively available to vital organs, an enables them to deal with immediate environmental demands, at the expense of anabolic pathways, such as bone formation, reproduction, immunological responses and other, that are being blunted or delayed, under glucocorticoid influence [1-3]. During fetal development the synthesis of adrenal glucocorticoids precedes the establishment of a definitive structure of the gland.

High death rates among Filipino nurses in UK now on global radar The high death rate among Filipino nurses in the UK during the coronavirus pandemic is a concern that is now being discussed at an international level. Earlier this week a Public Health England review revealed that the proportion of Covid-19 infections in the nursing workforce was highest among Asian ethnic groups and that the risk of dying from the virus was higher in black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) groups than in white ethnic groups. Even before the results of the review were published, concerns were raised about a disproportionate number of deaths among Filipino health and care workers in the UK, with some estimates placing the figure at nearly 50. In an interview with Nursing Times, International Council of Nurses chief executive Howard Catton today said the matter had caught the attention of nursing leaders in the Philippines who had contacted the ICN to share their concerns.

The Effects of Glucocorticoids on Fetal and Placental Development 1. Introduction Glucocorticoids(GCs), steroid hormones produced predominantly by the adrenal gland, are key mediators of stress responses. Whilst the acute and chronic effects of pharmacological glucocorticoid excess are well-recognized (including induction of hyperglycemia, insulin resistance, hyperlipidemia, hypertension and dysphoria, with suppression of immune, inflammatory and cognitive processes), their role in the biology of the response to stress is more nuanced, with balanced homeostatic effects to facilitate short-term survival and recovery from challenge [1, 2]. In addition, glucocorticoids play an essential role in normal fetal development and are important for the development and maturation of various fetal tissues including the liver, lungs, gut, skeletal muscle and adipose tissue in preparation for extrauterine life.

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