Presentations
- Dr. Bush discusses 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.
- Note: You will need to register for a free account for the ACEs Aware learning center to watch.
- Drs. Vieten and Bush discuss the role of stress during pregnancy on women and their offspring and share results from the MAMAS study - an NIH-funded intervention development project. They share results associated with participation in a mindful eating and stress-reduction intervention on short- and long-term improvements on maternal health, as well as biological and behavioral benefits for offspring. Implications for practice and policy are discussed.
- Dr. Bush shares her and her collaborators' recent research, highlighting the effects of childhood adversity and pregnancy stress on children’s health and wellbeing and buffers in the child’s environment that may enhance their resilience to stress exposures. These findings highlight the importance of screening pregnant people for signs of stress and other mental health challenges and providing them with resources to reduce their stress and improve their mental health.
- Dr. Bush shares her and her collaborators' pediatric research on how stress gets under the skin and affects child health, highlighting psychosocial interventions that support healing and whole family wellness.
