2024
Maternal immune response during pregnancy and neurodevelopmental outcomes: A longitudinal approach
Euclydes V, Braga C, Gouveia G, Martinez R, Camilo C, Simões S, Martins-Jr D, Fracolli L, Argeu A, Ferraro A, Matijasevich A, Fatori D, Miguel E, Polanczyk G, Brentani H. Maternal immune response during pregnancy and neurodevelopmental outcomes: A longitudinal approach. Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health 2024, 40: 100832. PMID: 39193418, PMCID: PMC11347843, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbih.2024.100832.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMaternal immune responseTrimester of pregnancyImmune responseNeurodevelopmental outcomesImmunological markersImmunological biomarkersMaternal childhood traumaNeurodevelopmental trajectoriesMother's immune responseEarly stages of pregnancyWeeks of pregnancyMaternal psychosocial stressStages of pregnancyStages of gestationRandomized clinical trialsAnti-inflammatory stateMaternal stress experienceNeurodevelopmental scoresImmune system responseInflammatory biomarkersClinical trialsPregnancyPsychosocial stress conditionBlood samplesLinear mixed-effects modelsCausal Pathways Between the Acute Experience of Violence During Pregnancy and Fetal Intrauterine Growth Restriction: A Cohort Study
Blumrich L, Silva L, Barreto V, Rohde L, Polanczyk G, Miguel E, Grisi S, Fleitlich-Bilyk B, Ferraro A. Causal Pathways Between the Acute Experience of Violence During Pregnancy and Fetal Intrauterine Growth Restriction: A Cohort Study. Journal Of Women's Health 2024, 33: 765-773. PMID: 38551182, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2023.0645.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntrauterine growth restrictionAssociated with intrauterine growth restrictionGrowth restrictionProspective population-based birth cohortCausal pathwaysFetal intrauterine growth restrictionPopulation-based birth cohortExperiences of violenceNegative health consequencesAcute experimentsHealth consequences of violenceEmergency careGestational depressionGestational trimesterLow birthweightBirth cohortAlcohol consumptionCohort studyBlood pressurePregnancyConsequences of violencePath analysis modelMediation analysisCohortAdequate fit
2022
Maternal distress, DNA methylation, and fetal programing of stress physiology in Brazilian mother–infant pairs
Wiley K, Camilo C, Gouveia G, Euclydes V, Panter‐Brick C, Matijasevich A, Ferraro A, Fracolli L, Chiesa A, Miguel E, Polanczyk G, Brentani H. Maternal distress, DNA methylation, and fetal programing of stress physiology in Brazilian mother–infant pairs. Developmental Psychobiology 2022, 65: e22352. PMID: 36567654, PMCID: PMC9792831, DOI: 10.1002/dev.22352.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrenatal psychological distressLate pregnancyMaternal prenatal psychosocial stressMaternal hair cortisolMaternal prenatal psychological distressPrenatal psychosocial stressPsychological distressAdrenal axis functionInfants of mothersEvening salivary cortisolMother-infant pairsInfant DNA methylationMultivariable linear regressionHair cortisol concentrationsElevated anxiety symptomsAxis functionFetal programingEvening cortisolPregnant adolescentsMaternal distressPsychosocial stressCortisol concentrationsPregnancyHair cortisolSalivary cortisol
2021
A randomized controlled trial testing the efficacy of a Nurse Home Visiting Program for Pregnant Adolescents
Fatori D, Fonseca Zuccolo P, Shephard E, Brentani H, Matijasevich A, Archanjo Ferraro A, Aparecida Fracolli L, Chiesa AM, Leckman J, Constantino Miguel E, V. Polanczyk G. A randomized controlled trial testing the efficacy of a Nurse Home Visiting Program for Pregnant Adolescents. Scientific Reports 2021, 11: 14432. PMID: 34257407, PMCID: PMC8277870, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-93938-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeeks of pregnancyAdolescent mothersNurse Home Visiting ProgramStandardized effect sizeChild's ageHome Visiting ProgramTrajectories of outcomesInfant Development-Third EditionEffect sizeLow-income adolescent mothersChildren's expressive language developmentAnthropometric indicesNurse homeDaily stimulationEndpoint assessmentBayley ScalesPregnant adolescentsVisiting ProgramExpressive language developmentPromising interventionChild developmentIntervention effectsPregnancyPoor urban areasAlpha frequency
2020
Maternal Parenting Electronic Diary in the Context of a Home Visit Intervention for Adolescent Mothers in an Urban Deprived Area of São Paulo, Brazil: Randomized Controlled Trial
Fatori D, Argeu A, Brentani H, Chiesa A, Fracolli L, Matijasevich A, Miguel E, Polanczyk G. Maternal Parenting Electronic Diary in the Context of a Home Visit Intervention for Adolescent Mothers in an Urban Deprived Area of São Paulo, Brazil: Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR MHealth And UHealth 2020, 8: e13686. PMID: 32720906, PMCID: PMC7420524, DOI: 10.2196/13686.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeeks of pregnancyMonths of ageCompliance rateAdolescent mothersNurse homePregnant adolescentsDeprived areasHome-visiting interventionElectronic daily diaryLow-income adolescent mothersMaternal parentingControlled TrialsMiddle-income countriesAdverse outcomesEligibility criteriaUrban deprived areasControl groupPregnancyMaternal parenting behaviorsDaily diariesElectronic diaryMonthsInterventionMothersWeeks
2019
Associations between maternal cortisol during pregnancy, methylation of glucocorticoid regulatory genes, and infant stress physiology at 12 months
Wiley K, Camilo C, Gouveia G, Euclydes V, Polanczyk G, Miguel E, Brentani H. Associations between maternal cortisol during pregnancy, methylation of glucocorticoid regulatory genes, and infant stress physiology at 12 months. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2019, 100: s18. DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.12.073.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
Prenatal, Perinatal, and Postnatal Risk Factors in Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder
Vasconcelos M, Sampaio A, Hounie A, Akkerman F, Curi M, Lopes A, Miguel E. Prenatal, Perinatal, and Postnatal Risk Factors in Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder. Biological Psychiatry 2006, 61: 301-307. PMID: 17123475, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2006.07.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostnatal risk factorsObsessive-compulsive disorderRisk factorsProlonged laborOCD patientsExcessive weight gainLogistic regression analysisEarly risk factorsHyperemesis gravidarumPreterm birthPrenatal careControl subjectsStandardized questionnaireControl groupWeight gainEdemaSocioeconomic classCompulsive disorderPregnancyPatientsRegression analysisGestationPerinatalGreater frequencyEnvironmental factors