The pregnancy period represents a unique window of opportunity to identify risks to both the
fetus and mother and to deter the intergenerational transmission of adversity and mental …

Neurological illnesses, including cognitive impairment, memory decline and dementia, affect
over 50 million people worldwide, imposing a substantial burden on individuals and society …

Objective Information about the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescent
and adult mental health is growing, yet the impacts on preschool children are only emerging …

Importance Maternal depression during pregnancy is associated with emotional and
behavioral difficulties of offspring during childhood that can increase the risk of depression …

Background Recent studies in both human and experimental animals have identified
fragmented and unpredictable parental and environmental signals as a novel source of …

The global burden of early life adversity (ELA) is profound. The World Health Organization
has estimated that ELA accounts for almost 30% of all psychiatric cases. Yet, our ability to …

Mental illnesses originate early in life, governed by environmental and genetic factors.
Because parents are a dominant source of signals to the developing child, parental signals …

Milestones of brain development in mammals are completed before birth, which provide the
prerequisite for cognitive and intellectual performances of the offspring. Prenatal challenges …

Depression and obesity represent two of the most common complications during pregnancy
and are associated with severe health risks for both the mother and the child. Although …

Aims and objectives To explore the experiences of mothers of extremely premature babies
during their Neonatal Intensive Care Unit stay and transition home. Background Mothers of …