When Researchers Have Examined the Relationship Between Maternal Emotions and Prenatal

question 98

Multiple Choice

When researchers have examined the relationship between maternal emotions and prenatal development,the most consistent finding has been that

• A)stressful psychological states,such as anxiety or depression,lead to spontaneous abortion or fetal death.
• B)fetuses of severely distressed mothers tend to grow more slowly.
• C)there is no link between maternal emotions and the development of the infant.
• D)infants whose mothers were anxious or depressed are more likely to be anxious or depressed as adults.

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