Whitney, Rondalyn Varney
Published in
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
The occupational role of a mother parenting a child with developmental and socially disruptive conduct is unique. How mothers express their experiences is poorly explored in the literature. This study aims to better understand mothers’ description of their unique experiences in order to better inform interventions. Using a narrative inquiry approac...
Amici, Federica Röder, Stefan Kiess, Wieland Borte, Michael Zenclussen, Ana C Widdig, Anja Herberth, Gunda
Published in
BMC public health
In the first years of their lives, children develop the cognitive, social and emotional skills that will provide the foundations for their lifelong health and achievements. To increase their life prospects and reduce the long-term effects of early aversive conditions, it is therefore crucial to understand the risk factors that negatively affect chi...
Korinek, Kim Ahmmad, Zobayer
Published in
Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities
In this paper, we analyze detailed maternal and paternal race information in a 25-year time series of birth record data to consider racial inequities in premature births experienced by women of color and women within interracial parent couples. We analyze birth outcomes within Utah, a historically racially homogeneous state experiencing growing rac...
Li, Ming
Published in
Zoological Research
Up to 20% of women experience stress-related disorders during the postpartum period; however, little is known about the specific neural circuitry by which maternal stress exerts its negative impacts on mental health and maternal caregiving behavior. Theoretically, such a circuitry should serve as an interface between the stress response system and ...
Mayne, Gabriella Buckley, Ayisha Ghidei, Luwam
Published in
Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.)
Preterm birth is a leading cause of neonatal mortality and is characterized by substantial racial disparities in the US. Despite efforts to reduce preterm birth, rates have risen and racial disparities persist. Maternal stress is a risk factor for preterm birth; however, often, it is treated as a secondary variable rather than a primary target for ...
Ben-Yaakov, Ofir Taubman-Ben-Ari, Orit
Published in
Journal of pediatric nursing
The changes accompanying the transition to motherhood, joined by the stress aroused by the COVID-19 pandemic, may lead to high levels of parental anxieties. This study, conducted in two phases-in the midst of the first wave of the pandemic and after six months-explores differences in the level of COVID-19-related anxieties of Israeli mothers in the...
Gossé, L K Wiesemann, F Elwell, C E Jones, E J H
Published in
Infant behavior & development
Infant habitual sleep has been proposed as an important moderator of development in domains such as attention, memory or temperament. To test such hypotheses, we need to know how to accurately and consistently assess habitual sleep in infancy. Common assessment methods include easy to deploy but subjective parent-report measures (diary/sleep questi...
Landry, Marc-Antoine Kumaran, Kumar Tyebkhan, Juzer M. Levesque, Valerie Spinella, Marcello
Published in
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
BackgroundParents of babies admitted to the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) undergo considerable stress. There is evidence that mindfulness reduces stress in these parents. Kangaroo Care (KC) is practiced in NICUs across the world and is stress-relieving. Whether mindfulness practiced during KC in the NICU reduces parental distress has not yet b...
Antonelli, Marta C Frasch, Martin G Rumi, Mercedes Sharma, Ritika Zimmermann, Peter Molinet, Maria S Lobmaier, Silvia M
Published in
Current neuropharmacology
Functional development of affective and reward circuits, cognition and response inhibition later in life exhibits vulnerability periods during gestation and early childhood. Extensive evidence supports the model that exposure to stressors in the gestational period and early postnatal life increases an individual's susceptibility to future impairmen...
Doan, Stacey N Venkatesh, Shruthi Mendiola, Isabel Smiley, Patricia A Schmolze, Daniel B
Published in
Appetite
Stress is associated with a range of unhealthy eating habits, yet few studies have examined how stress may influence the intergenerational transmission of eating habits from parents to their children. Specifically, there is a lack of data regarding the role of stress on feeding practices. Moreover, most work investigating the associations between p...
