Small babies are more likely to be stressed as adults
Lower birth weight and poor weight gain up to the age of 7 years
are associated with higher levels of psychological distress as adults.
Cheung and colleagues (p 749) studied the psychological health of
British adults born in 1958. Data were collected from medical records,
clinical examination, face to face interviews, and questionnaires. The
study, the authors say, shows that psychological health in adults is
related to fetal growth and growth in early childhood.
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