Research linking stress and microbiome health studied the impact of adversity experienced by women, including the effect of stress before a child was conceived.
that a mother’s stress may leave a lasting scar on future generations by impacting the makeup of her child’s gut microbiome.
has established the importance of intestinal microbes that can influence a range of conditions, including depression, anxiety and heart disease.The research, published last month in the journal PNAS, draws on a large, longitudinal study that looked at mothers’ experiences of mistreatment during their childhoods and their anxiety in pregnancy. Analyzing that data, researchers found an association between maternal stress and the landscape of their children’s gut microbiome at 2 years old.
While the new study raises tantalizing questions about the links between stress and the microbiome, it doesn’t provide definitive answers, and some experts are skeptical of the findings.
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