A new research conducted by University of Colorado Denver scientists finds women who are poor experience higher cortisol levels in pregnancy and give birth to infants with elevated levels of the stress hormone, putting them at greater risk for serious disease later in life. The study, published online recently in the iAmerican Journal of Human Biology/i, is the first to measure cortisol in infants and relate it directly to the socioeconomic status of their ...Monday 25 August 2014
Economic Disparities Impact Infant Health
A new research conducted by University of Colorado Denver scientists finds women who are poor experience higher cortisol levels in pregnancy and give birth to infants with elevated levels of the stress hormone, putting them at greater risk for serious disease later in life. The study, published online recently in the iAmerican Journal of Human Biology/i, is the first to measure cortisol in infants and relate it directly to the socioeconomic status of their ...
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