Studies

CellWell record HH-78898

Relationships Among Maternal Epstein-Barr Virus Antibodies, COVID-19, and Stress in Mothers up to 1-Year Postpartum

Emma Anastasi; Delaney J Glass; Tiffany D Pan; Eleanor Brindle; Beatrice Caffe; Caroline B Smith; Amanda E Kunkle; Maia A Kent; Alexandra D Navarrete; Christina D W Pace; Dan T A Eisenberg; Ryan M Pace; Janet E Williams; Sylvia H Ley; Celestina Barbosa-Leiker; Mark A McGuire; Michelle K McGuire; Courtney L Meehan; Melanie A Martin

2026

In plain language

In 45 breastfeeding US women sampled over 60 days, higher self-reported stress was associated with higher Epstein-Barr virus IgG, while COVID-19 positivity and symptom count showed no association.

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