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Abstract #2385

Prenatal Associations of Maternal Psychological State with Infant Gray Matter Microstructure

Marissa DiPiero1,2, Patrik Goncalves Rodrigues1, Mckaylie Justman1, Sophia Roche1, Elizabeth Bond1, Jose Guerrero Gonzalez1, and Douglas C Dean III1,3,4
1Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States, 2Neuroscience Training Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States, 3Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States, 4Department of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States

Synopsis

Keywords: Neuro, Diffusion/other diffusion imaging techniques

Motivation: Given known associations between maternal distress during pregnancy and increased risk of offspring to develop psychopathology, it is critical to assess the influences of prenatal maternal depression & anxiety (pMDA) on infant brain organization.

Goal(s): To investigate the relationship between pMDA and GM organization and assess differences in this relationship between male and female infants.

Approach: In this study, we apply the NODDI GM- Based Spatial Statistics framework adapted for the infant brain to assess the relationship with pMDA and infant GM organization and investigate sex-related differences within this relationship.

Results: Our findings suggest a sex-dependent association between pMDA and infant GM microstructure.

Impact: Results may inform the development of interventions for maternal support during pregnancy.

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