Maternal Childhood Neglect is Linked to Greater Infant Cortisol Levels and Larger Infant Limbic Volumes
Published online on September 15, 2025
Abstract
Child Maltreatment, Volume 31, Issue 3, Page 436-450, August 2026.
Studies have linked maternal childhood maltreatment to altered infant brain volumes, but none have examined infant hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis function as a mechanism linking the two domains. Further, studies among older children suggest ...
Studies have linked maternal childhood maltreatment to altered infant brain volumes, but none have examined infant hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis function as a mechanism linking the two domains. Further, studies among older children suggest ...