Table 1 Gestational stress effects on maternal and litter characteristics. *p < 0.05.

From: Gestational stress disrupts dopamine and oxytocin signaling in the postpartum reward system of rats: implications for mood, motivation and mothering

 

% Gestational Weight Gain

% Postpartum Weight Gain

Litter Size

(# pups)

Litter Weight

(g)

% Litter Weight Gain

No Stress

Stress

41.70 ± 2.94*

28.00 ± 2.97

7.93 ± 1.71

8.51 ± 0.98

12.33 ± 0.71

10.78 ± 1.25

90.56 ± 3.71

77.78 ± 9.48

109.3 ± 5.21

98.57 ± 6.01