Developmental psychobiologyHumansFemaleBangladeshRespiratory Sinus ArrhythmiaInfant
Maternal Mental Health and Infant Parasympathetic Activity in the Context of Forced Displacement: Insights From the Rohingya Camps and Surrounding Communities in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.
Elisa Ugarte, Mary Caroline Hiott, Mahbub Elahi, Eamam Hossain, Md Shakil Ahamed, Md Sajjadur Rahman, Fahmida Tofail, Paul D Hastings, Alice J Wuermli
Published: 202510.1002/dev.70102
Abstract
Maternal mental health has been linked to early physiological regulation in infants, with depression, anxiety, and PTSD shaping autonomic nervous system development. Respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA), an index of parasympathetic control, reflects in…
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