Maternal Fever During Pregnancy

This book provides evidence that maternal fever during pregnancy is linked with adverse behavioral, temperamental, and academic outcomes in children. Maternal fever during pregnancy, particularly during the second trimester, is thought to have an adverse impact on the development of the central nervous system (CNS) resulting in abnormalities of behavior and temperament that can be observed in childhood. These outcomes tend to remain clinically silent at birth and often evade detection until later in development when the cognitive, social and language requirements of life become more complex and demanding. This finding is consistent with the gestational influenza-schizophrenia association which is also extensively reviewed in this book. Maternal fever during pregnancy appears to be one prenatal insult among the growing list of prenatal exposures that might contribute to less than optimal developmental effects. With its clear writing style yet rigorous scientific approach, this book is a must-have resource for psychiatrists, psychologists, medical professionals, educational professionals, social workers as well as researchers and graduate students in these areas.

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Stefan C. Dombrowski, Ph.D., is a Graduate Professor and Directorof Training of the School Psychology Program at Rider Universityin Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Roy P. Martin, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus from the Universityof Georgia in Athens, Georgia. Pictured left are Dr. Dombrowski and his family.

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This book provides evidence that maternal feverduring pregnancy is linked with adversebehavioral, temperamental, and academic outcomes inchildren. Maternal fever during pregnancy,particularly during the second trimester, is thoughtto have an adverse impact on the development of thecentral nervous system (CNS) resulting inabnormalities of behavior and temperament that can beobserved in childhood. These outcomes tend to remainclinically silent at birth and often evade detectionuntil later in development when the cognitive, socialand language requirements of life become more complexand demanding. This finding is consistent with thegestational influenza-schizophrenia association whichis also extensively reviewed in this book. Maternalfever during pregnancy appears to be one prenatalinsult among the growing list of prenatal exposuresthat might contribute to less than optimaldevelopmental effects. With its clear writing styleyet rigorous scientific approach, this book is amust-have resource for psychiatrists, psychologists,medical professionals, educational professionals,social workers as well as researchers and graduatestudents in these areas.