The impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection
during pregnancy on the developing fetal brain is poorly understood. Other antenatal …

The impact of stress on brain health begins in the womb. Both animal and human studies
have found that prenatal maternal stress affects the brain and behavior of the offspring …

Uncovering mechanisms underlying fetal programming during pregnancy is of critical
importance. Atypical neurodevelopment during the pre-and immediate postnatal period has …

Maternal immune activation (MIA), be it triggered by infectious or noninfectious stimuli, is
implicated in various psychiatric and neurological disorders with developmental etiologies …

During pregnancy, programming of the fetal central nervous system establishes
vulnerabilities for emergence of neuropsychiatric phenotypes later in life. Psychosocial …

Infectious or noninfectious maternal immune activation (MIA) is an environmental risk factor
for psychiatric and neurological disorders with neurodevelopmental etiologies. Whilst there …

Importance Although the safety of labor epidural analgesia (LEA) for neonates has been
well documented, the long-term health effects of LEA on offspring remain to be investigated …

Maternal immune activation (MIA) is mediated by activation of inflammatory pathways
resulting in increased levels of cytokines and chemokines that cross the placental and blood …

Early exposure to psychosocial adversity is among the most potent predictors of depression.
Because depression commonly emerges prior to adulthood, we must consider the …

The earliest stages of development are critically sensitive to environmental insults. An
unfortunately timed stress on the developing brain can have dramatic consequences for the …