Bei verheirateten Paaren sind die inneren Stärken des Vaters mit geringeren systemischen Entzündungen bei der Mutter verbunden, was wiederum eine längere Schwangerschaftsdauer vorhersagt. Dies deutet darauf hin, dass die psychische Stabilität eines Vaters die biologischen Stressreaktionen seines Partners dämpfen kann.

I’ve linked to the news release in the post above. In this comment, for those interested, here’s the link to the peer reviewed journal article:

https://journals.lww.com/bsam/abstract/9900/parental_resilience_resources_and_gestational.72.aspx

From the linked article:

Paternal psychological strengths linked to lower maternal inflammation in married couples

A new study published in Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine suggests that a father’s psychological resilience may play a significant role in the biological health of his pregnant partner and the duration of her pregnancy. The research indicates that **for married couples, a father’s internal strengths are linked to lower systemic inflammation in the mother, which in turn predicts a longer gestational length**.

The data revealed a specific pathway of influence originating from the fathers. Higher levels of resilience resources in fathers were associated with lower levels of C-Reactive Protein in mothers during pregnancy. In turn, lower levels of this inflammatory marker predicted a longer gestational length. **This suggests that a father’s psychological stability may dampen biological stress responses in his partner.**

The researchers did not find evidence that the mother’s own resilience resources directly lowered her inflammation or influenced birth outcomes in this specific statistical model. While maternal and paternal resilience scores were correlated—meaning resilient mothers tended to have resilient partners—the direct benefit to gestational length appeared to flow through the father’s influence on maternal inflammation. Additionally, the study did not find a significant link between these factors and infant birth weight, only gestational length.