Authors:
Whitehouse AJ, Maybery MT, Hart R, Sloboda DM, Stanley FJ, Newnham JP, Hickey M.
Authors notes:
Dev Med Child Neurol. 2010 Mar;52(3):e73-7. Epub 2010 Feb 4.
Keywords:
free testosterone levels, umbilical-cord blood, predict infant head circumference, females
Abstract:
Fetal androgens influence fetal growth as well as postnatal neurocognitive ability. However, to our knowledge, no published study has prospectively examined the impact of early-life androgens on infant brain growth. We report the association between circulating fetal androgen levels, measured from umbilical-cord blood at birth, and a proxy measure of brain growth: head circumference.