Background Research on early adversity, stress biology, and child development has grown
exponentially in recent years. Findings We review the current evidence for the hypothalamic …

Accumulating evidence suggests that psychological distress during pregnancy is linked to
offspring risk for externalizing outcomes (eg, reactive/aggressive behaviors, hyperactivity …

Introduction/Objectives: National guidelines underscore the need for improvement in the
detection and treatment of mood disorders in the perinatal period. Exposure to disasters can …

Background: Approaches to estimating and addressing the risk to children from fossil fuel
combustion have been fragmented, tending to focus either on the toxic air emissions or on …

Many forms of developmental plasticity have been observed and these are usually
beneficial to the organism. The Predictive Adaptive Response (PAR) hypothesis refers to a …

Stress-related variation in the intrauterine milieu may impact brain development and
emergent function, with long-term implications in terms of susceptibility for affective …

Many studies have examined effects of prenatal stress on pregnancy and fetal development,
especially on prematurity and birthweight, and more recently long-term effects on child …

Accumulating evidence from preclinical and clinical studies indicates that maternal
psychosocial stress and anxiety during pregnancy adversely affect child outcomes …

Objective Growing evidence suggests the deleterious consequences of exposure to
childhood maltreatment (CM) not only might endure over the exposed individual's lifespan …

Prenatal exposure to maternal stress, anxiety, and depression can have lasting effects on
infant development with risk of psychopathology. Although the impact of prenatal maternal …