Intergenerational Effects of Maternal Adversity and Interventions that Improve Child Health Outcomes
About
This webinar, part of the ACEs Aware Science and Innovation Speaker Series, will feature Dr. Nicole Bush who will present on the following two papers: “Intergenerational Transmission of Effects of Women's Stressors During Pregnancy: Child Psychopathology and the Protective Role of Parenting” and “The Effects of a Prenatal Mindfulness Intervention on Infant Autonomic and Behavioral Reactivity and Regulation.” Dr. Bush will discuss the role of maternal histories of adversity (in pregnancy or early childhood) on their children's health, protective factors that offset risk, and psychosocial interventions that can improve outcomes for caregivers and their children, in mood and biological markers of stress and health.
Learning Objectives
- Explore the intergenerational effects of maternal stress on child health outcomes.
- Identify buffers in the child’s environment to enhance their resilience to stress exposures.
- Describe the association of a prenatal psychosocial wellness intervention on infant offspring development.
- Discuss the importance of conducting studies on diverse patient samples.
Professional Credit
- This activity provides the following types of credit: AMA, AAPA, APA, ANCC, ASWB, ABIM-MOC, ABP-MOC.
- 1.0 credits are available.
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Featuring
Nicole Bush, PhD, is the Lisa and John Pritzker Distinguished Professor of Developmental and Behavioral Health at UCSF, jointly appointed in the departments of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, and the Division Chief of the Division of Developmental Medicine. Dr. Bush is a licensed clinical psychologist with postdoctoral training in biology, pediatrics, and epidemiology. She is an international leader with research expertise in the social determinants of child and family health and wellbeing, including Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), trauma, caregiving, individual and neighborhood-level socioeconomic disadvantage, and race-related disparities in environmental exposures. Dr. Bush leads or co-leads a broad range of epidemiological longitudinal cohort studies and clinical intervention trials focused on determining the etiology and biological mechanisms for social and chemical environment effects on maternal and pediatric mental and physical health, with a strong focus on the perinatal and early childhood periods.