Pregnancy, Stress, and Depression: Impact on the Developing Fetal Brain

Program Faculty

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Day 1:Thursday, November 21st

Session 1: Perinatal Mental Health Disorders - The Most Common Complication of Pregnancy

  • Pregnancy-related Dysregulation of Affective State: Who, What and Why - Dr. David Rubinow

  • Preconception Stress and its Impact on Pregnancy, Fetal and Infant Outcomes - Dr. C. Neill Epperson

  • Maternal Mental Health and an Inter-Generational Transmission of Risk - Dr. Catherine Monk

Session 2: What Mechanisms Link Maternal Stress-Depression to Altered Fetal Brain Development?

  • Maternal Stress during Pregnancy - Impact on Fetal Brain Development via Transplacental Signals - Dr. Tracy Bale

  • Maternal Stress and Fetal Brain Development: Endocrine and Immune/Inflammatory Pathways - Dr. Pathik Wadhwa

  • Convergence of Placenta Biology and Genetic Risk for Neuropsychiatric Disorders - Dr. Daniel Weinberger

Day 2: Friday, November 22nd

Breakfast Sessions:

  • Social Determinants of Pregnancy-Related Mental Health - Patricia Quinn & Robyn Russell

  • Developing a Perinatal Mental Health Program - Dr. Melissa Fries

  • Cognitive Behavioral Interventions - Dr. Aimee Danielson & Dr. Huynh-Nhu Le

  • Community Surveillance - Dr. Matthew Biel & Dr. Lee Ann Savio Beers

Session 3: Postnatal Outcomes After Pregnancy-Related Stress and Depression

  • Mother-Infant Emotional Connection during Neonatal Intensive Care and Long-Term Outcome - Dr. Martha Welch

  • Neurodevelopmental Outcome After Fetal Exposure to Maternal Stress and Depression - Dr. Elisabeth Conradt

  • Special Session on Perinatal Mental Health Surveillance

    Is it Time for Routine Universal Screening? - Dr. Emily S. Miller & Dr. Lee Ann Savio Beers

Session 4: Advancing Early Detection of Altered Fetal Brain Development: The Role of Neuroimaging  

  • The Effects of Maternal Stress and Depression on Fetal Brain Development and Placental Function: Insights from Quantitative Fetal MRI - Dr. Catherine Limperopoulos

  • Does Fetal Exposure to Maternal Stress Alter Brain Development and Increase Vulnerability to Childhood Affective Disorders? - Dr. Alice Graham

  • The Developmental Impact of Prenatal Exposure to Maternal Depressed Mood and SSRI Antidepressants: Fetal and Infant Outcomes - Dr. Tim Oberlander

  • Where Do We Go from Here? Panel Discussion

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