Barry M. Lester: Newborn Neurobehavior Predicts 2 Year Developmental Outcome in Preterm Infants Discovery Summary Key Takeaways: Infants born prematurely are at higher risk for developmental and behavioral disorders, but […]

Ferrara/Hedderson/Avalos: Prenatal Mental Health and Lifestyle Exposures in Association With Child Growth and Neurodevelopment Discovery Summary Key Takeaways: Infants born smaller or larger than average for their gestational age, as […]

Braun/Boyle: Developmental Exposure to PFAS and Childhood/Adolescent Obesity and Cardiometabolic Risk Discovery Summary Key Takeaways: PFAS are long-lasting chemicals found in some consumer products—like certain types of packaging and cookware—that […]

Julie Herbstman: Understanding Changes in Environmental Exposures Over Time in ECHO and Impacts on Children's Health Discovery Summary Key Takeaways: Longitudinal studies, like those at the Columbia Center for Children’s […]

Andreas Neophytou: Bridging Differences Across Cohorts in the Relationship Between Prenatal Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Birth Weight: Transportability of Effect Estimates in the ECHO Consortium Discovery Summary Key Takeaways: The […]

Katherine Sauder: Supporting Healthy Children by Supporting Healthy Pregnancies: A Prebirth Nutrition Perspective Discovery Summary Key Takeaways: In recent years, there has been a rise in obesity and type 2 […]

Annemarie Stroustrup: Hospital-based Phthalate Exposure and Chronic Lung Disease of Prematurity Key Takeaways: Preterm infants are at an increased risk for a variety of adverse health outcomes, but these outcomes […]

Nicole Bush: Social Exposures and Intergenerational Health: Maternal Exposure to Stress and Children’s Development Key Takeaways: Childhood adversity and pregnancy stress can have lasting effects on children’s health and wellbeing. […]

Claudia Lugo-Candelas: Perinatal Sleep Health and Offspring Neurodevelopment Key Takeaways: Many pregnant people struggle with disrupted sleep and assume that it is a normal part of pregnancy, but there are […]

Thomas G. O'Connor: Prenatal Origins of Child Neurodevelopmental Outcomes: From Exposures to Mechanisms Key Takeaways: Many common exposures during pregnancy have been linked with neurodevelopmental outcomes in children. It’s important […]