Long term effects of in utero stress on the child?

• Higher risk of self-regulation difficulties

• Higher risk of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ( Linnet et al, 2003. Laucht et al, 2000. War time stress , Meijer 1985)

• More temperamental difficulties, more difficult children at age 4 (O’Connor, 2002)

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