2023
Amniotic fluid cortisol predicts neonatal and infant development in non-stressed rhesus monkeys: Implications for prenatal stress
Otridge J, Meyer J, Dettmer A. Amniotic fluid cortisol predicts neonatal and infant development in non-stressed rhesus monkeys: Implications for prenatal stress. Neurotoxicology And Teratology 2023, 100: 107308. PMID: 37890675, PMCID: PMC10872548, DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2023.107308.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHair cortisol concentrationsCORT exposureInfant developmentPrenatal stressMaternal hair cortisol concentrationsAmniotic fluid cortisolInfant hair cortisol concentrationsFetal cortisol exposurePostnatal day 30Healthy rhesus macaquesInfant growth rateHealthy primatesGestational ageClinical reasonsCortisol exposureDays gestationNeonatal assessmentSensorimotor scoresAmniotic fluidNeurological developmentCortisol concentrationsDay 30Rhesus monkeysRhesus macaquesCORT levelsNonverbal face‐to‐face interactions in macaques and humans: A translational pilot study
Dettmer A, Bartz C, Rutherford H. Nonverbal face‐to‐face interactions in macaques and humans: A translational pilot study. Developmental Psychobiology 2023, 65: e22416. PMID: 37860898, DOI: 10.1002/dev.22416.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMother-infant dyadsHuman mothersPilot studyFirst-time mothersTranslational pilot studyOptimal infant developmentMaternal primiparityMother-infant interactionNonhuman primate speciesTranslational validityRhesus macaquesNonhuman primatesInfant developmentSex influenceExperienced mothersMacaquesMothersFace mother-infant interactionsHigh rateMothers of sonsHumansDevelopmental domains
2015
Associations 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