Relationship Between Prenatal Maternal Distress and the Quality of General Movements at 3 Months

Mothers Inclusion Criteria: * Mothers aged 18 to 40 years, * Singleton pregnancy * No smoking during prengnancy * No illicit drug or alcohol use during pregnancy, * No major health conditions requiring invasive treatments (e.g., dialysis, blood transfusions, chemotherapy), * No diagnosis of psychotic illnesses (eg, schizophrenia,bipolar or borderline personality disorder), and * No major autoimmune diseases * No pregnancy-related complications: (including prenatal infection, pregnancy-included hypertension, gestational diabetes, oligohydramnios, polyhydramnios, preterm labor, vaginal bleeding, placenta previa, or anemia). Infant inclusionary criteria: * infants were born at 36-42 wk of gestation * uncomplicated singleton birth, * no pre-existing neurologic conditions or major head trauma, neonatal intensive care unit stay limited to observation only (ie, no interventions), and * infant discharged from the hospital with the mother. Mothers Exclusion Criteria: * post partum depression and/or anxiety * delivery complication Infant exclusion criteri: * infant birth before 36 weeks gestation * infant weight lower 2500gr at birth * Apgar score 0f \<7 at 5 minutes * Major neonatal complications * Identified neurologic, genetic or congenital syndrome