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Antenatal depressive symptoms impair offspring neurodevelopment by inducing maternal gut microbiota dysbiosis during pregnancy.

Gut microbes·December 31, 2026·PMID 42141775

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It provides mechanistic evidence linking maternal antenatal depression, gut microbiota dysbiosis, and offspring neurodevelopment, highlighting the gut-brain axis as a potential interventional target to mitigate intergenerational neurodevelopmental risk.

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