Adverse prenatal exposures and fetal brain development: insights from advanced fetal magnetic resonance imaging

J De Asis-Cruz, N Andescavage… - Biological Psychiatry …, 2022 - Elsevier
Converging evidence from clinical and preclinical studies suggests that fetal vulnerability to
adverse prenatal exposures increases the risk for neuropsychiatric diseases such as autism …

[HTML][HTML] Brain structural and functional outcomes in the offspring of women experiencing psychological distress during pregnancy

Y Wu, J De Asis-Cruz, C Limperopoulos - Molecular Psychiatry, 2024 - nature.com
In-utero exposure to maternal psychological distress is increasingly linked with disrupted
fetal and neonatal brain development and long‐term neurobehavioral dysfunction in …

[HTML][HTML] Maternal psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic and structural changes of the human fetal brain

YC Lu, N Andescavage, Y Wu, K Kapse… - Communications …, 2022 - nature.com
Background Elevated maternal psychological distress during pregnancy is linked to adverse
outcomes in offspring. The potential effects of intensified levels of maternal distress during …

[HTML][HTML] Prenatal maternal stress and offspring aggressive behavior: Intergenerational and transgenerational inheritance

NE Mbiydzenyuy, SMJ Hemmings… - Frontiers in behavioral …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Even though studies have shown that prenatal maternal stress is associated with increased
reactivity of the HPA axis, the association between prenatal maternal stress and fetal …

[HTML][HTML] Prospective association of maternal psychosocial stress in pregnancy with newborn hippocampal volume and implications for infant social-emotional …

NK Moog, S Nolvi, TS Kleih, M Styner, JH Gilmore… - Neurobiology of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Maternal psychosocial stress during pregnancy can impact the developing fetal brain and
influence offspring mental health. In this context, animal studies have identified the …

Reconceptualizing non-pharmacologic approaches to Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) and Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS): A theoretical and …

ML Velez, C Jordan, LM Jansson - Neurotoxicology and teratology, 2021 - Elsevier
There has been increasing emphasis on the importance of the development of self-
regulatory capacities of the individual as the cornerstone of development. The caregivers' …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of Mediterranean diet or mindfulness-based stress reduction on fetal and neonatal brain development: a secondary analysis of a randomized clinical …

A Nakaki, F Crovetto, A Urru, G Piella, R Borras… - American Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND Maternal suboptimal nutrition and high stress levels are associated with
adverse fetal and infant neurodevelopment. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to investigate if …

Prenatal origins of neuropsychiatric diseases

A Amgalan, N Andescavage… - Acta paediatrica, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The main objective is to review the available evidence in the literature for
developmental origins of neuropsychiatric diseases and their underlying mechanisms. We …

Robust sex differences in functional brain connectivity are present in utero

KM Cook, J De Asis-Cruz, C Lopez, J Quistorff… - Cerebral …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Sex-based differences in brain structure and function are observable throughout
development and are thought to contribute to differences in behavior, cognition, and the …

[HTML][HTML] Exposure to traffic-related air pollution and noise during pregnancy and childhood, and functional brain connectivity in preadolescents

L Pérez-Crespo, MSW Kusters, M López-Vicente… - Environment …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The amount of people affected by traffic-related air pollution and noise is
continuously increasing, but limited research has been conducted on the association …