“…In particular, accumulating research suggests that maternal stress during pregnancy is related to childhood cognitive difficulties frequently seen in the histories of depressed populations (Hofstra et al, 2002; Wood et al, 2013), such as lower scores on tests of intellectual functioning and language abilities (Laplante et al, 2008; Slykerman et al, 2005), problems of attention/concentration (Brouwers et al, 2001; Gutteling et al, 2006), and difficultites in academic performance (Niederhofer and Reiter, 2004). Additionally, prenatal maternal stress has been associated with increases in offspring behavioral/emotional problems during childhood that are linked to risk of later depression (Zahn-Waxler et al, 2000), such as childhood anixety (Davis and Sandman, 2012; Loomans et al, 2011), parental report of behavioral maladjustment (Gutteling et al, 2005; O'Connor et al, 2002), internalizing problems (Howland et al, 2016; Park et al, 2014), and temperaments associated with increased frustration, crying, and negative reactivity (Davis et al, 2007; Gutteling et al, 2005; Werner et al, 2007).…”