Recent studies on the effect of maternal stress on children found that the children of mothers who had experienced abuse during pregnancy had DNA methylation of the genes associated with the hormone .

Cortisol

Cortisol gets a bad rap. It's blamed for anxiety, high blood pressure, stroke. But cortisol also helps control blood pressure, increase the body's metabolism of glucose, and reduces inflammation

High blood pressure and the accumulation of protein in the urine may be signs of glomerulonephritis. It is a condition where there is an inflammation in the kidney. Specifically, the glomeruli which is responsible for filtering blood and removing excess liquids. If they are inflamed, the kidney would not function well causing hypertension.