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Children’s National Hospital named Lee Beers, M.D., and Catherine Limperopoulos, Ph.D., as A. James & Alice B. Clark Distinguished Professors.
A landmark study led by Yao Wu, PhD, and Stephanie Merhar, MD, MS, from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, and directed by Catherine Limperopoulos, PhD, at the Center for Prenatal, Neonatal & Maternal Health Research, found that prenatal opioid exposure is associated with smaller brain volumes in newborns, reinforcing prior research and deepening our understanding of its impact.
According to new research, exposure to neighborhood disadvantage lessens the functional integration of neural networks in the fetal brain.
The left amygdala was significantly smaller by volume in babies of mothers who reported stress during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Center for Prenatal, Neonatal & Maternal Health Research has gained recognition through high-impact scientific publications.
Children’s National is celebrating a milestone: three faculty members were honored with the AHA’s Outstanding Research in Pediatric Cardiology Award.
Premature infants exposed to pain while in the NICU are at greater risk for motor delays, language deficits and autism.
Researchers found babies with congenital heart disease have alterations to the emerging functional connectivity of their brains in utero.
Researchers used MRI to find new biomarkers that reveal how congenital heart disease (CHD) changes an unborn baby’s brain chemistry.
Elevated maternal stress during the COVID-19 pandemic changed the structure, texture and other qualities of the placenta in pregnant mothers.
An innovative DC Mother-Baby Wellness (DC MBW) program at Children’s National Hospital is marking a milestone.
Children’s National Hospital researchers will be creating a new Center for Prenatal, Neonatal & Maternal Health Research.
Prolonged levels of stress and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic contributed to altering key features of fetal brain development.
Women’s elevated anxiety, depression and stress during pregnancy decreased their offspring’s cognitive development at 18 months.
The grant will help uncover the specific cellular response that happens inside a developing brain once it is infected with a virus.
Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and glutamate system disruptions may underlie neonatal brain injuries leading to cognitive delays.
Children’s National Hospital announces a $4.2 million funding award to support maternal mental health research.
A study found that socioeconomic status has an impact in the womb, altering the developing fetal brain as well as cortical features.
Anxiety in gestating mothers appears to affect the course of brain development in their fetuses, changing neural connectivity in the womb.
Even when pregnant women have uncomplicated pregnancies, elevated anxiety, stress or depression can alter the structure of the developing fetal brain.
