Helena Rutherford, PhD

2025

• Perceived Connectedness During the Perinatal Period: Implications for Parent and Child Well-Being

  Black A, Hossain M, Rutherford H, Nelson-Coffey S. Perceived Connectedness During the Perinatal Period: Implications for Parent and Child Well-Being. Journal Of Family Psychology 2025 PMID: 41379707, PMCID: PMC12700345, DOI: 10.1037/fam0001437.

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• Maternal Psychological Trauma Assessed Prenatally and Offspring Outcomes.

  Shin J, Goldman L, Wall K, Novak E, Lowell A, Penner F, Day M, Wright D, Rutherford H, Givrad S. Maternal Psychological Trauma Assessed Prenatally and Offspring Outcomes. Trauma Violence & Abuse 2025, 15248380251376349. PMID: 41273023, DOI: 10.1177/15248380251376349.

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• Mentalizing under maternal stress: Using a baby simulator to investigate the impact of child-focused distress on maternal mentalizing and arousal.

  Malcorps S, Vliegen N, Rutherford H, Luyten P. Mentalizing under maternal stress: Using a baby simulator to investigate the impact of child-focused distress on maternal mentalizing and arousal. Development And Psychopathology 2025, 1-13. PMID: 41208273, DOI: 10.1017/s0954579425100424.

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• Racial and Ethnic Representation in Studies of Psychological Trauma During Pregnancy in the United States

  Wall K, Penner F, Goldman L, Shin J, Novak E, Lowell A, Day M, Papa L, Ojukwu D, Wright D, Givrad S, Rutherford H. Racial and Ethnic Representation in Studies of Psychological Trauma During Pregnancy in the United States. Journal Of Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities 2025, 1-12. PMID: 41136677, DOI: 10.1007/s40615-025-02661-w.

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• A Role for Fetal Movement in Shaping Maternal Neurodevelopment

  Rutherford H, Ayala K, Falcioni L, Eilbott J, Voegtline K. A Role for Fetal Movement in Shaping Maternal Neurodevelopment. Developmental Psychobiology 2025, 67: e70073. PMID: 40879036, DOI: 10.1002/dev.70073.

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• Associations between fetal movement and maternal-fetal attachment in late pregnancy

  Ayala K, Falcioni L, Eilbott J, Lamore J, Voegtline K, Rutherford H. Associations between fetal movement and maternal-fetal attachment in late pregnancy. Early Human Development 2025, 210: 106351. PMID: 40774089, PMCID: PMC12715726, DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2025.106351.

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• Operationalizing Psychological Trauma in Pregnancy: A Systematic Review

  Rutherford H, Wall K, Goldman L, Shin J, Novak E, Lowell A, Penner F, Day M, Papa L, Wright D, Givrad S. Operationalizing Psychological Trauma in Pregnancy: A Systematic Review. Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice And Policy 2025 PMID: 40742688, PMCID: PMC12490802, DOI: 10.1037/tra0001968.

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• The Significance of Mothers’ Neural Responding to Infant Emotional Cues for Caregiving Behaviors: The Moderating Role of Infant Temperamental Distress

  Patrick M, Xu N, Rutherford H, Groh A. The Significance of Mothers’ Neural Responding to Infant Emotional Cues for Caregiving Behaviors: The Moderating Role of Infant Temperamental Distress. Developmental Psychology 2025, 61: 1384-1396. PMID: 39786797, PMCID: PMC12202177, DOI: 10.1037/dev0001852.

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• Protective role of parenthood on age-related brain function in mid- to late-life

  Orchard E, Chopra S, Ooi L, Chen P, An L, Jamadar S, Yeo B, Rutherford H, Holmes A. Protective role of parenthood on age-related brain function in mid- to late-life. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2025, 122: e2411245122. PMID: 39999172, PMCID: PMC11892684, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2411245122.

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• Parental reflective functioning and internalizing symptoms predict altruistic prosocial behaviour in children

  McGlade D, Rutherford H, McCrory E, Steinbeis N. Parental reflective functioning and internalizing symptoms predict altruistic prosocial behaviour in children. British Journal Of Developmental Psychology 2025, 43: 755-770. PMID: 39962726, PMCID: PMC12351215, DOI: 10.1111/bjdp.12551.

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