Jianghong Li|Monique Robinson|Eva Malacova|Peter Jacoby|Jonathan Foster|Anke van Eekelen
Maternal Life Stress Events in Pregnancy Link to Children's School Achievement at Age 10 Years
Curtin University|Telethon Kids Institute|University of Western Australia|Telethon Kids Institute|University of Western Australia|Curtin University|Telethon Kids Institute|University of Western Australia|Curtin University|Government of Western Australia Department of Health|Telethon Kids Institute|University of Western Australia
objective test hypothesis maternal antenatal exposure life stress events associated lower achievement literacy numeracy age 10 years sex differences link study design western australian pregnancy cohort study recruited 2900 women 18 weeks pregnancy 2868 children followed birth postnatally age 10 years information 1038 children linked literacy numeracy test scores multivariate regression models used test foregoing hypotheses adjusting important confounders results girls maternal antenatal exposure 4 maternal life stress events death mothers friend andor relative associated lower reading scores contrast exposure 3 life stress events pregnancy financial problem associated higher reading scores boys furthermore maternal exposure 4 life stress events associated higher mathematic scores residential move linked higher writing scores boys conclusion maternal antenatal exposure life stress events differing effects school performance male female offspring research needed explore reasons sex difference test hypothesis maternal antenatal exposure life stress events associated lower achievement literacy numeracy age 10 years sex differences link western australian pregnancy cohort study recruited 2900 women 18 weeks pregnancy 2868 children followed birth postnatally age 10 years information 1038 children linked literacy numeracy test scores multivariate regression models used test foregoing hypotheses adjusting important confounders girls maternal antenatal exposure 4 maternal life stress events death mothers friend andor relative associated lower reading scores contrast exposure 3 life stress events pregnancy financial problem associated higher reading scores boys furthermore maternal exposure 4 life stress events associated higher mathematic scores residential move linked higher writing scores boys maternal antenatal exposure life stress events differing effects school performance male female offspring research needed explore reasons sex difference