• DOI:10.1016/J.EARLHUMDEV.2003.11.005
Corpus ID: 36187077

Sweet babies: chocolate consumption during pregnancy and infant temperament at six months.

@article{Raikkonen2004SweetBC,
  title={Sweet babies: chocolate consumption during pregnancy and infant temperament at six months.},
  author={K. Räikkönen and A. Pesonen and A. J{\"a}rvenp{\"a}{\"a} and T. Strandberg},
  journal={Early human development},
  year={2004},
  volume={76 2},
  pages={
          139-45
        }
}

K. Räikkönen, A. Pesonen, +1 author T. Strandberg

Published 2004

Psychology, Medicine

Early human development

BACKGROUND Chocolate contains several biologically active components potentially having behavioral and psychological consequences. AIMS We tested whether chocolate consumption and stress experiences during pregnancy predict mother-rated infant temperament at 6 months. DESIGN AND SUBJECTS Prenatal frequency of chocolate consumption and intensity of psychological stress experience of the mothers, and temperament characteristics of the infants 6 months postpartum were evaluated in 305… CONTINUE READING

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