Fetal development could be considered a sensitive period wherein exogenous insults and
changes to the maternal milieu can have long-term impacts on developmental programming …

Abstract Purpose of Review Exposure to environmental metals, like lead (Pb), manganese
(Mn), and methylmercury (Me-Hg), has consistently been implicated in neurodevelopmental …

Background Vulnerable preterm infants experience repeated and prolonged pain/stress
stimulation during a critical period in their development while in the neonatal intensive care …

Importance The ability to identify poor outcomes and treatable risk factors among very
preterm infants remains challenging; improving early risk detection and intervention targets …

Aim To explore differences in maternal mental health and infant neurobehavioral outcome
among infants who received and did not receive the Supporting and Enhancing NICU …

The purpose of this review is to present a new framework, EI SMART (early intervention:
sensorimotor development, attention and regulation, relationships, and therapist support) for …

Objective Evaluate the effect of a manualized multisensory program, applied across NICU
hospitalization, on infant and parent outcomes. Study design Seventy parent-infant dyads …

Background Maternal smoking during pregnancy (MSDP) is associated with early and long-
term neurobehavioral deficits; however mechanisms remain unknown. We tested the …

The placenta regulates the in utero environment and functionally impacts fetal development.
Candidate gene studies identified variation in placental DNA methylation is associated with …

Adverse maternal environments can lead to increased fetal exposure to maternal cortisol,
which can cause infant neurobehavioral deficits. The placenta regulates fetal cortisol …