Moriah E Thomason
Biographic Data
| ID | 4599521 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Moriah E Thomason |
| GIVEN NAMES | Moriah E |
| FAMILY NAME | Thomason |
| SIGNATURE | THOMASON M E |
| AFFILIATIONS | NYU Langone Health |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9745-1147 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Maternal Milk Allopregnanolone May Buffer Negative Associations Between Maternal Postpartum Psychological Distress and Infant Regulatory Capacity
Maternal psychological distress during pregnancy and the early postpartum period is a risk factor for dysregulated affective and regulatory function in young infants. Animal models suggest that perinatal stress may alter offspring development via allopregnanolone (ALLO) exposure. For example, variations in placentally derived ALLO in preterm infants have been linked with altered fetal neurodevelopment. However, no studies have investigated natura…
Feasibility and acceptability of magnetic resonance imaging and electroencephalography for child neurodevelopmental research in rural Ethiopia
Background: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and electroencephalography (EEG) are valuable tools for studying neuroanatomical and electrophysiological features of early brain development. Studies implementing neuroimaging tools in low- and middle-income countries are still rare, and there is limited data on the acceptability of such tools among rural communities. The present study explores the perceptions, feasibility, and acceptability of introd…
Stress and resilience factors characterizing pandemic experiences of low-income pregnant and postpartum Latine mothers
Lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are still of grave concern to families within the U.S. Latine community, as pre-pandemic disparities in healthcare and economic stability were significantly exacerbated by the global crisis (Martínez et al., 2021). In this mixed-methods study, we interviewed 42 pregnant and postpartum Latine mothers from low-income households living in the New York Metropolitan area to better understand pandemic related …
Maternal Prenatal Psychological Stress and Iron Levels in the Fetal Brain
Fetal iron status has long‐lasting effects on neurodevelopmental outcomes and risk of psychopathology. Although prenatal exposure to maternal psychological stress has been linked to offspring peripheral iron status at birth, it is unknown whether maternal prenatal stress is related to fetal brain iron during gestation. We utilized 86 multi‐echo functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scans from 52 fetuses (23 females; gestational age [GA] 24…
Beyond average outcomes: A latent profile analysis of diverse developmental trajectories in preterm and early term-born children from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development study
Preterm birth poses a major public health challenge, with significant and heterogeneous developmental impacts. Latent profile analysis was applied to the National Institutes of Health Toolbox performance of 1891 healthy prematurely born children from the Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Development study (970 boys, 921 girls; 10.00 ± 0.61 years; 1.3% Asian, 13.7% Black, 17.5% Hispanic, 57.0% White, 10.4% Other). Three distinct neurocognitive profil…
Maternal reflective functioning in pregnancy and parenting during the preschool period
Parental reflective functioning (PRF) refers to a parent's ability to understand their own and their child's mental states and connect them to behaviors. This longitudinal study evaluated (1) associations among prenatal PRF, using the Pregnancy Interview, demographics, prenatal maternal depressive symptoms, and maternal‐fetal attachment and (2) whether prenatal PRF predicted parenting quality assessed during unstructured and challenging mother‐ch…
Maternal‐fetal attachment, parenting stress during infancy, and child outcomes at age 3 years
Maternal‐fetal attachment (MFA), a woman's relationship with and affiliative behaviors toward her unborn child, has been linked to near‐term infant physical and developmental outcomes. However, further longitudinal research is needed to understand whether the impact of MFA extends past the earliest years of life. The current study explored relationships between MFA and child socioemotional competence and behavior problems at age 3 and whether par…
Maternal caregiving representations of the infant in the first year of life: Associations with prenatal and concurrent reflective functioning
Few studies have examined whether maternal caregiving representations are associated with maternal reflective functioning (MRF), especially when MRF is evaluated longitudinally beginning in pregnancy. This study addresses this gap by evaluating whether prenatal and postnatal MRF are associated with mothers’ caregiving representations assessed at 7 months postpartum, and by exploring theoretically unexpected MRF scores in each of the representatio…
Household Chaos and Early Childhood Behavior Problems: The Moderating Role of Mother–Child Reciprocity in Lower‐Income Families
OBJECTIVE: The study examined whether mother-child reciprocity across increasingly challenging contexts moderated the association between household chaos and early childhood behavior problems. BACKGROUND: Living in a chaotic household is associated with behavioral dysregulation in childhood. An important goal in discordant household contexts is to establish positive aspects of relationships that are associated with more favorable developmental ou…
An examination of maternal prenatal BMI and human fetal brain development
BACKGROUND: Prenatal development is a time when the brain is acutely vulnerable to insult and alteration by environmental factors (e.g., toxins, maternal health). One important risk factor is maternal obesity (Body Mass Index > 30). Recent research indicates that high maternal BMI during pregnancy is associated with increased risk for numerous physical health, cognitive, and mental health problems in offspring across the lifespan. It is possible …
Maternal‐fetal attachment, parenting stress during infancy, and child outcomes at age 3 years
Maternal‐fetal attachment (MFA), a woman's relationship with and affiliative behaviors toward her unborn child, has been linked to near‐term infant physical and developmental outcomes. However, further longitudinal research is needed to understand whether the impact of MFA extends past the earliest years of life. The current study explored relationships between MFA and child socioemotional competence and behavior problems at age 3 and whether par…
Maternal caregiving representations of the infant in the first year of life: Associations with prenatal and concurrent reflective functioning
Few studies have examined whether maternal caregiving representations are associated with maternal reflective functioning (MRF), especially when MRF is evaluated longitudinally beginning in pregnancy. This study addresses this gap by evaluating whether prenatal and postnatal MRF are associated with mothers’ caregiving representations assessed at 7 months postpartum, and by exploring theoretically unexpected MRF scores in each of the representatio…
Household Chaos and Early Childhood Behavior Problems: The Moderating Role of Mother–Child Reciprocity in Lower‐Income Families
OBJECTIVE: The study examined whether mother-child reciprocity across increasingly challenging contexts moderated the association between household chaos and early childhood behavior problems. BACKGROUND: Living in a chaotic household is associated with behavioral dysregulation in childhood. An important goal in discordant household contexts is to establish positive aspects of relationships that are associated with more favorable developmental ou…
An examination of maternal prenatal BMI and human fetal brain development
BACKGROUND: Prenatal development is a time when the brain is acutely vulnerable to insult and alteration by environmental factors (e.g., toxins, maternal health). One important risk factor is maternal obesity (Body Mass Index > 30). Recent research indicates that high maternal BMI during pregnancy is associated with increased risk for numerous physical health, cognitive, and mental health problems in offspring across the lifespan. It is possible …
Maternal‐fetal attachment, parenting stress during infancy, and child outcomes at age 3 years
Maternal‐fetal attachment (MFA), a woman's relationship with and affiliative behaviors toward her unborn child, has been linked to near‐term infant physical and developmental outcomes. However, further longitudinal research is needed to understand whether the impact of MFA extends past the earliest years of life. The current study explored relationships between MFA and child socioemotional competence and behavior problems at age 3 and whether par…
Maternal caregiving representations of the infant in the first year of life: Associations with prenatal and concurrent reflective functioning
Few studies have examined whether maternal caregiving representations are associated with maternal reflective functioning (MRF), especially when MRF is evaluated longitudinally beginning in pregnancy. This study addresses this gap by evaluating whether prenatal and postnatal MRF are associated with mothers’ caregiving representations assessed at 7 months postpartum, and by exploring theoretically unexpected MRF scores in each of the representatio…
Feasibility and acceptability of magnetic resonance imaging and electroencephalography for child neurodevelopmental research in rural Ethiopia
Background: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and electroencephalography (EEG) are valuable tools for studying neuroanatomical and electrophysiological features of early brain development. Studies implementing neuroimaging tools in low- and middle-income countries are still rare, and there is limited data on the acceptability of such tools among rural communities. The present study explores the perceptions, feasibility, and acceptability of introd…
Stress and resilience factors characterizing pandemic experiences of low-income pregnant and postpartum Latine mothers
Lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are still of grave concern to families within the U.S. Latine community, as pre-pandemic disparities in healthcare and economic stability were significantly exacerbated by the global crisis (Martínez et al., 2021). In this mixed-methods study, we interviewed 42 pregnant and postpartum Latine mothers from low-income households living in the New York Metropolitan area to better understand pandemic related …
Maternal Prenatal Psychological Stress and Iron Levels in the Fetal Brain
Fetal iron status has long‐lasting effects on neurodevelopmental outcomes and risk of psychopathology. Although prenatal exposure to maternal psychological stress has been linked to offspring peripheral iron status at birth, it is unknown whether maternal prenatal stress is related to fetal brain iron during gestation. We utilized 86 multi‐echo functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scans from 52 fetuses (23 females; gestational age [GA] 24…
Beyond average outcomes: A latent profile analysis of diverse developmental trajectories in preterm and early term-born children from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development study
Preterm birth poses a major public health challenge, with significant and heterogeneous developmental impacts. Latent profile analysis was applied to the National Institutes of Health Toolbox performance of 1891 healthy prematurely born children from the Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Development study (970 boys, 921 girls; 10.00 ± 0.61 years; 1.3% Asian, 13.7% Black, 17.5% Hispanic, 57.0% White, 10.4% Other). Three distinct neurocognitive profil…
Maternal reflective functioning in pregnancy and parenting during the preschool period
Parental reflective functioning (PRF) refers to a parent's ability to understand their own and their child's mental states and connect them to behaviors. This longitudinal study evaluated (1) associations among prenatal PRF, using the Pregnancy Interview, demographics, prenatal maternal depressive symptoms, and maternal‐fetal attachment and (2) whether prenatal PRF predicted parenting quality assessed during unstructured and challenging mother‐ch…
Maternal Milk Allopregnanolone May Buffer Negative Associations Between Maternal Postpartum Psychological Distress and Infant Regulatory Capacity
Maternal psychological distress during pregnancy and the early postpartum period is a risk factor for dysregulated affective and regulatory function in young infants. Animal models suggest that perinatal stress may alter offspring development via allopregnanolone (ALLO) exposure. For example, variations in placentally derived ALLO in preterm infants have been linked with altered fetal neurodevelopment. However, no studies have investigated natura…
Psychology (9 works) · Developmental psychology (7 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Pregnancy (6 works) · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (5 works) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (4 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Neonatal and fetal brain pathology (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works)