2025
Alterations in infant adipokine concentrations in the first postnatal week with exposure to diabetes in pregnancy
Borden C, Shabanova V, Taylor S, Buck C. Alterations in infant adipokine concentrations in the first postnatal week with exposure to diabetes in pregnancy. Journal Of Perinatology 2025, 45: 622-627. PMID: 40121331, DOI: 10.1038/s41372-025-02269-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPostnatal weekPreterm infantsExposed to diabetesMetabolic hormonesNon-DM groupExposure to diabetesEarly postnatal periodHigher leptinLower ghrelinInfant bloodTerm groupDM groupProspective cohortAdipokine concentrationsPostnatal periodEarly alterationsHormone concentrationsInfantsPretermHormonePrematurityPregnancyGhrelinLeptinResistin
2024
Black Fathers' Views on Breastfeeding Facilitators, Barriers, and Support Services: Insights From a Qualitative Community‐Based Participatory Research Study
Rios J, Frieson T, Ray N, Edwards D, Pérez‐Escamilla R, Duffany K. Black Fathers' Views on Breastfeeding Facilitators, Barriers, and Support Services: Insights From a Qualitative Community‐Based Participatory Research Study. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2024, 21: e13776. PMID: 39658760, PMCID: PMC11956062, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.13776.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity-based participatory research studyParticipatory research studyBreastfeeding support servicesSupport servicesBreastfeeding educationBreastfeeding facilitatorsBreastfeeding knowledgeQualitative community-based participatory research studyHospital discharge supportPrenatal breastfeeding educationFocus group guidePerceptions of barriersSocio-ecological modelPerceptions of breastfeedingMothers' support networksFamily discouragementBreastfeeding perceptionsDischarge supportBreastfeeding resourcesGroup guideBreastfeeding supportPostnatal periodEthnic disparitiesCommunity partnersPrenatal to postnatal period
2023
Perinatal Trajectories of Maternal Depressive Symptoms in Prospective, Community-Based Cohorts Across 3 Continents
Kee M, Cremaschi A, De Iorio M, Chen H, Montreuil T, Nguyen T, Côté S, O’Donnell K, Giesbrecht G, Letourneau N, Chan S, Meaney M. Perinatal Trajectories of Maternal Depressive Symptoms in Prospective, Community-Based Cohorts Across 3 Continents. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2339942. PMID: 37883082, PMCID: PMC10603499, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.39942.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-reported depressive symptomsMaternal depressive symptomsDepressive symptomsPerinatal periodPostnatal periodEdinburgh Postnatal Depression ScalePostnatal Depression ScaleEpidemiological Studies DepressionHealth policy guidelinesPublic health initiativesGroups of mothersCohort studyObservational cohortProspective cohortPregnancy influencesReferral guidelinesMultiple time pointsDepression ScaleMAIN OUTCOMEPregnancyPostnatal onsetStudies DepressionHealth initiativesTimely interventionCohortUnderstanding cigarette smoking among mothers with opioid use disorder
Wanar A, Morrison T, Standish K, Colson E, Drainoni M, Colvin B, Safon C, Crowell L, Friedman H, Schiff D, Parker M. Understanding cigarette smoking among mothers with opioid use disorder. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2023, 150: 209065. PMID: 37156425, DOI: 10.1016/j.josat.2023.209065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderCigarette smokingSmoke exposurePostnatal periodUse disordersCigarette smoke exposureCigarette smoking behaviorMonths of ageNegative health consequencesInfants 2Withdrawal symptomsPostpartum mothersAmerican CollegeSmokingSmoking behaviorMedical providersInfantsNegative health impactsPrenatal periodHealth consequencesThematic saturationCigarettesVaried adviceMothersHealth impactsNeonatal loss of FGFR2 in astroglial cells affects locomotion, sociability, working memory, and glia-neuron interactions in mice
Stevens H, Scuderi S, Collica S, Tomasi S, Horvath T, Vaccarino F. Neonatal loss of FGFR2 in astroglial cells affects locomotion, sociability, working memory, and glia-neuron interactions in mice. Translational Psychiatry 2023, 13: 89. PMID: 36906620, PMCID: PMC10008554, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-023-02372-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFibroblast growth factor receptor 2Anxiety-like behaviorAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderAstroglial cellsGrowth factor receptor 2Reduced anxiety-like behaviorGlia-neuron interactionsAstroglial cell functionEarly postnatal periodFactor receptor 2Early postnatal lossPostnatal mouse brainWeeks of ageDeficit hyperactivity disorderGlial cellsGlutamine synthetase expressionBehavioral deficitsPostnatal periodReceptor 2Floxed miceHGFAP-CreMouse brainNeonatal lossPostnatal astrogliaPostnatal lossVaginal bleeding in a newborn as initial presentation of uterus didelphys
Saleh F, Gaeta M, Rost I, Vash-Margita A. Vaginal bleeding in a newborn as initial presentation of uterus didelphys. BMJ Case Reports 2023, 16: e251017. PMID: 36750302, PMCID: PMC9906268, DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2022-251017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVaginal bleedingUterus didelphysTransabdominal ultrasoundHeavy vaginal bleedingAbnormal vaginal bleedingMüllerian anomaliesInitial presentationEndometrial tissueEstrogen levelsHeavy bleedingSurgical interventionUtero exposureAssociated conditionPostnatal periodBleedingBaby girlDidelphysNewbornsRoutine considerationNormal phenomenonUltrasoundNeonatesDiagnosis
2021
The impact of maternal adverse childhood experiences and prenatal depressive symptoms on foetal attachment: Preliminary evidence from expectant mothers across eight middle-income countries
Brown R, Eisner M, Walker S, Tomlinson M, Fearon P, Dunne M, Valdebenito S, Hughes C, Ward C, Sikander S, Osafo J, Madrid B, Baban A, Van Thang V, Fernando A, Murray A. The impact of maternal adverse childhood experiences and prenatal depressive symptoms on foetal attachment: Preliminary evidence from expectant mothers across eight middle-income countries. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2021, 295: 612-619. PMID: 34509077, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.08.066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal adverse childhood experiencesAdverse childhood experiencesPrenatal depressive symptomsMiddle-income countriesPrenatal depressionDepressive symptomsMaternal health careChildhood experiencesAntenatal careThird trimesterCohort evidenceACE exposureHigh-income countriesPostnatal periodExpectant mothersBaseline measurementsPostnatal attachmentSymptomsPath mediation analysisRelevant covariatesDepressionHealth careMothers' feelingsMothersPregnancyRecessive COL4A2 Mutation Leads to Intellectual Disability, Epilepsy, and Spastic Cerebral Palsy
Bakhtiari S, Tafakhori A, Jin SC, Guida BS, Alehabib E, Firouzbadi S, Bilguvar K, Fahey MC, Darvish H, Kruer MC. Recessive COL4A2 Mutation Leads to Intellectual Disability, Epilepsy, and Spastic Cerebral Palsy. Neurology Genetics 2021, 7: e583. PMID: 33912663, PMCID: PMC8077768, DOI: 10.1212/nxg.0000000000000583.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCerebral palsySpastic cerebral palsyCortical visual impairmentBasement membrane thickeningStroke-related complicationsWhite matter diseaseIntellectual disabilityEarly fetal developmentCerebral calcificationsHemorrhagic strokeAutosomal dominant fashionMembrane thickeningPostnatal periodFunction effectsCOL4A2 mutationsFetal developmentClinical diagnosisVisual impairmentPalsyEpilepsyDiseaseDominant fashionGenes COL4A1Muscular systemDisability
2020
Retinal innervation tunes circuits that drive nonphotic entrainment to food
Fernandez DC, Komal R, Langel J, Ma J, Duy PQ, Penzo MA, Zhao H, Hattar S. Retinal innervation tunes circuits that drive nonphotic entrainment to food. Nature 2020, 581: 194-198. PMID: 32404998, PMCID: PMC7291822, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-2204-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTime-restricted feedingEarly postnatal stagesPostnatal stagesAdult miceIntergeniculate leafletPhotosensitive retinal ganglion cellsRetinal ganglion cellsEarly postnatal periodFood anticipatory activityIGL neuronsGanglion cellsPostnatal periodRetinal inputIpRGCsAcute inhibitionCentral circadian pacemakerPhotic informationTime cuesMajor time cueSuprachiasmatic nucleusInnervationNonphotic cuesMiceNeuronsNonphotic entrainment
2019
Assemblies of Perisomatic GABAergic Neurons in the Developing Barrel Cortex
Modol L, Bollmann Y, Tressard T, Baude A, Che A, Duan Z, Babij R, De Marco García N, Cossart R. Assemblies of Perisomatic GABAergic Neurons in the Developing Barrel Cortex. Neuron 2019, 105: 93-105.e4. PMID: 31780328, PMCID: PMC7537946, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2019.10.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGABAergic neuronsBarrel cortexMouse barrel cortexParvalbumin-expressing cellsEarly postnatal periodGABAergic networkNeonatal periodGABAergic activityGABAergic cellsCalcium imagingPostnatal periodThalamic inputMigration arrestProgrammed Cell DeathCell deathNeuronsMiceCortexCortical networksCells
2016
Functional magnetic resonance connectivity studies in infants born preterm: suggestions of proximate and long‐lasting changes in language organization
Kwon SH, Scheinost D, Vohr B, Lacadie C, Schneider K, Dai F, Sze G, Constable RT, Ment LR. Functional magnetic resonance connectivity studies in infants born preterm: suggestions of proximate and long‐lasting changes in language organization. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology 2016, 58: 28-34. PMID: 27027605, PMCID: PMC6426123, DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.13043.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Fetal and postnatal ovine mesenteric vascular reactivity
Nair J, Gugino SF, Nielsen LC, Caty MG, Lakshminrusimha S. Fetal and postnatal ovine mesenteric vascular reactivity. Pediatric Research 2015, 79: 575-582. PMID: 26672733, PMCID: PMC4837013, DOI: 10.1038/pr.2015.260.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate preterm gestationMesenteric arterial reactivityMesenteric vascular reactivityFull-term birthBasal eNOS activityMesenteric vasoconstrictionArterial reactivityEnteral nutritionVasodilator pathwaysPreterm birthVascular reactivityIntestinal circulationMesenteric arteryVasodilatory influencePostnatal lambsRisk factorsENOS activityPDE5 proteinPostnatal periodET-1Ontogenic mechanismsGestationBirthMRNAMA ringsMoving Beyond Routine Antenatal Exercises: Incorporating Mindful Movement into Antenatal Care in Sri Lanka
Pattiyakumbura T, Agampodi S, Agampodi T, Katumuluwa S, Rankaduwa N. Moving Beyond Routine Antenatal Exercises: Incorporating Mindful Movement into Antenatal Care in Sri Lanka. Anuradhapura Medical Journal 2015, 9: 30. DOI: 10.4038/amj.v9i2supp.7579.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPregnant womenPain/discomfortAntenatal care systemPilot feasibility studyResults Most womenMindful movementSelf-administered questionnaireAntenatal exercisesAntenatal careAntenatal clinicPregnant populationPrenatal yogaPregnant mothersPostnatal periodPhysical activityMost womenGood sleepCare systemWomenMovement trainingPregnancyPossible benefitsMovement seriesStress reductionBeneficial approachAssociations between Parity, Hair Hormone Profiles during Pregnancy and Lactation, and Infant Development in Rhesus Monkeys (Macaca mulatta)
Dettmer AM, Rosenberg KL, Suomi SJ, Meyer JS, Novak MA. Associations between Parity, Hair Hormone Profiles during Pregnancy and Lactation, and Infant Development in Rhesus Monkeys (Macaca mulatta). PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0131692. PMID: 26172048, PMCID: PMC4501543, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0131692.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfant developmentHormonal profileNeurobehavioral developmentRhesus monkeysFirst monthInfant neurobehavioral developmentEarly postnatal periodStage of pregnancyFemale rhesus monkeysPregnancy/lactationInfluence of parityPoor developmental outcomesNon-human primatesReflex scoresMaternal cortisolInfant exposureHormonal changesSensorimotor scoresPostnatal periodHormone profilesHormone concentrationsPrimiparous mothersPregnancyHormone productionEndocrine activity
2014
Early Generalized Overgrowth in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Prevalence Rates, Gender Effects, and Clinical Outcomes
Campbell DJ, Chang J, Chawarska K. Early Generalized Overgrowth in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Prevalence Rates, Gender Effects, and Clinical Outcomes. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2014, 53: 1063-1073.e5. PMID: 25245350, PMCID: PMC4173120, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2014.07.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical outcomesGeneralized overgrowthEarly growth abnormalitiesAutism spectrum disorderCommunity controlsEarly postnatal periodYears of ageAtypical brain developmentHead circumferencePostnatal periodPrevalence ratesSpectrum disorderEarly overgrowthSymptom severityBrain developmentPostnatal overgrowthSomatic overgrowthGrowth abnormalitiesOptimal outcomesBody overgrowthGender effectsOutcomesEarly headAbnormalitiesPrevalenceFgfr1 Inactivation in the Mouse Telencephalon Results in Impaired Maturation of Interneurons Expressing Parvalbumin
Smith KM, Maragnoli ME, Phull PM, Tran KM, Choubey L, Vaccarino FM. Fgfr1 Inactivation in the Mouse Telencephalon Results in Impaired Maturation of Interneurons Expressing Parvalbumin. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e103696. PMID: 25116473, PMCID: PMC4130531, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0103696.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGanglionic eminenceSoma sizeCortical interneuronsAstrocytes of miceCortex of adultCortical GABAergic neuronsParvalbumin-positive cortical interneuronsRadial glial cellsSmaller soma sizeMedial ganglionic eminenceFibroblast growth factorDeficient astrocytesLocomotor hyperactivityGABAergic cellsGABAergic neuronsInterneuron maturationGlial cellsCortical astrocytesPostnatal periodAdult CNSPostnatal brainInterneuron markersInterneuronsImmunopositive interneuronsAstrocytes
2013
Natural birth-induced UCP2 in brain development
Seli E, Horvath TL. Natural birth-induced UCP2 in brain development. Reviews In Endocrine And Metabolic Disorders 2013, 14: 347-350. PMID: 23979530, DOI: 10.1007/s11154-013-9262-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVaginal birthPost-operative surgical careLong-term outcomesEarly postnatal periodWild-type littermatesAdult brain structureUCP2 mRNA expressionTerm outcomesSurgical techniqueSurgical carePostnatal periodSurgical meansHippocampal formationMore deliveriesSynapse formationAxonal outgrowthC-sectionKnockout animalsMRNA expressionUCP2 expressionBrain developmentBrain structuresNeuronal differentiationBirthHippocampus
2012
Fetal growth and body size genes and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Chokkalingam AP, Metayer C, Scelo G, Chang JS, Schiffman J, Urayama KY, Ma X, Hansen HM, Feusner JH, Barcellos LF, Wiencke JK, Wiemels JL, Buffler PA. Fetal growth and body size genes and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Cancer Causes & Control 2012, 23: 1577-1585. PMID: 22878902, PMCID: PMC3415610, DOI: 10.1007/s10552-012-0035-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaChildhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaRisk of childhoodFetal growthLymphoblastic leukemiaNon-HispanicsPopulation-based epidemiologic studyHigh birth weightLymphoid progenitor cellsHaplotype associationIGF axisBirth weightEpidemiologic studiesPostnatal periodMalignant transformationAdditional studiesProgenitor cellsSignificant haplotype associationChildhoodRiskLeukemiaHispanicsAssociationHaplotype-based approachNPY
2010
Crying babies, tired mothers - challenges of the postnatal hospital stay: an interpretive phenomenological study
Kurth E, Spichiger E, Zemp Stutz E, Biedermann J, Hösli I, Kennedy HP. Crying babies, tired mothers - challenges of the postnatal hospital stay: an interpretive phenomenological study. BMC Pregnancy And Childbirth 2010, 10: 21. PMID: 20462462, PMCID: PMC2879231, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-10-21.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PsychologicalAdultAttitude to HealthCryingFatigueFemaleHealth Services Needs and DemandHumansInfant CareInfant, NewbornMaternal BehaviorMother-Child RelationsMothersNurse-Patient RelationsNursing Methodology ResearchPostnatal CarePuerperal DisordersSelf CareSocial SupportSurveys and QuestionnairesSwitzerlandConceptsPostnatal hospital stayHospital stayNew mothersPostnatal careFamily healthFull-term healthy neonatesHospital care practicesRoutine postnatal careTerm healthy neonatesEarly postnatal periodInfant cryingSevere tirednessHealthy neonatesHospital experienceInterpretive phenomenological studyPostnatal periodCare practicesHealth professionalsAdequate restSleep deprivationNeonatesInfant developmentBabiesInfant demandCareEarly life stress increases anxiety-like behavior in Balbc mice despite a compensatory increase in levels of postnatal maternal care
Wei L, David A, Duman RS, Anisman H, Kaffman A. Early life stress increases anxiety-like behavior in Balbc mice despite a compensatory increase in levels of postnatal maternal care. Hormones And Behavior 2010, 57: 396-404. PMID: 20096699, PMCID: PMC2849915, DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2010.01.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnxiety-like behaviorEarly life stressPostnatal maternal careMaternal carePostnatal periodLife stress
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