Publication title: Prenatal programming of stress responsiveness and behaviours: Progress and perspectives.
Congratulations to Dr. Hamada and Professor Matthews on the publication of their manuscript. The citation for this article can be found on the “Publications” page of the website, under the tab titled “The Lab.” Alternatively, the article can also be accessed here.
This review highlighted the key literature pertaining to parental stress prior to conception and during pregnancy, and the resulting neuroendocrine and behavioural phenotypes that are observed in offspring. The paper emphasizes the intergenerational and transgenerational effects, possible mechanisms involved, and potential interventions that may be able to reverse, reduce, or prevent these phenotypic outcomes.