Compromised placental function or premature loss has been linked to diverse neurodevelopmental
disorders. Here we show that placenta allopregnanolone (ALLO), a progesterone-…

Prematurity is associated with significantly increased risk of neurobehavioral pathologies,
including autism and schizophrenia. A common feature of these psychiatric disorders is …

Objectives (1) To examine whether exposures to preeclampsia and antenatal depression were
associated with developmental indices of offspring at birth and temperament at 3 months; …

Placental endocrine function is essential to fetal brain development. Placental hormones
include neurosteroids such as allopregnanolone (ALLO), a regulator of neurodevelopmental …

Compromised placental function or premature loss has been linked to diverse neurodevelopmental
disorders 1 , 2 . The placenta is the first functional foetal endocrine organ, but the …

Objective The increasing prevalence of obesity among women of reproductive age is a
major contributor to metabolic syndrome. Maternal metabolic syndrome has adverse …

… , Alison Mintoft, Subhabrata Mitra, Annettee Nakimuli, Carol Nanyunya, Georgina Norris,
Frances J Northington, Adam Numis, Jiaqi J O'Reilly, Sandra Ortiz, Swetha Padiyar, Natacha …

Objective To estimate the perinatal outcomes in women with and without depression in
pregnancies complicated by gestational diabetes. Study Design This was a retrospective cohort …

… Helene LaCaille, and Jackie Salzbank, who were excellent sounding boards for my ideas
and whose friendships I cherish deeply. I am also appreciative of Dr. Claire-Marie Vacher …

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) affects millions of Americans each year, with extremely high
prevalence in the Veteran community, and sleep disturbance is one of the most commonly …