AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN BIOLOGY 26:598–602 (2014)
Original Research Article
Preterm Delivery as a Predictor of Diurnal Cortisol Profiles in Adulthood: Evidence from Cebu, Philippines JAMES LEE,1 RUBY FRIED,1 ZANETA THAYER,2 AND CHRISTOPHER W. KUZAWA1,3* 1 Department of Anthropology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208 2 Department of Anthropology, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado 80217 3 Cells 2 Society, The Center for Social Disparities and Health at the Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208
Objectives: Fetal exposure to elevated maternal cortisol can permanently modify hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis function, and thereby have long-term health impacts. Maternal cortisol steadily increases throughout normal pregnancy, but is abnormally high in preterm deliveries (
Original Research Article
Preterm Delivery as a Predictor of Diurnal Cortisol Profiles in Adulthood: Evidence from Cebu, Philippines JAMES LEE,1 RUBY FRIED,1 ZANETA THAYER,2 AND CHRISTOPHER W. KUZAWA1,3* 1 Department of Anthropology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208 2 Department of Anthropology, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado 80217 3 Cells 2 Society, The Center for Social Disparities and Health at the Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208
Objectives: Fetal exposure to elevated maternal cortisol can permanently modify hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis function, and thereby have long-term health impacts. Maternal cortisol steadily increases throughout normal pregnancy, but is abnormally high in preterm deliveries (
