All Outputs (86)

An Evidence-Based Discussion of Fetal Pain and Stress (2024)
Journal Article
Mohamed, S. H. M., Reissland, N., & Anand, K. J. S. (2024). An Evidence-Based Discussion of Fetal Pain and Stress. Neonatology, https://doi.org/10.1159/000538848

The concept of fetal pain results from procedures conducted without anesthesia in preterm newborns and fetuses, which indicate that it is possible to examine fetal pain based on stress hormone, metabolic, and behavioral changes. Anatomical and physio... Read More about An Evidence-Based Discussion of Fetal Pain and Stress.

The effects of lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic on fetal movement profiles (2024)
Journal Article
Reissland, N., Ustun, B., & Einbeck, J. (2024). The effects of lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic on fetal movement profiles. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 24(1), 56. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-024-06259-8

Purpose: The current study investigated the direct impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on fetal movements, addressing a critical research gap. While previous research has predominantly examined the effects of lockdown on maternal health and postnatal out... Read More about The effects of lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic on fetal movement profiles.

(As yet) unsolved questions about amniotic fluid-borne flavours and their perception by the human fetus. Reply to the letter by Dr J. G. Alves in Psychological Science (2023)
Preprint / Working Paper
Schaal, B., Ustun, B., Blissett, J., & Reissland, N. (As yet) unsolved questions about amniotic fluid-borne flavours and their perception by the human fetus. Reply to the letter by Dr J. G. Alves in Psychological Science

We thank Dr Alves for his comments on our paper entitled “Flavor Sensing in Utero and Emerging Behaviors in the Human Fetus” (Ustun et al., 2022). As we acknowledge and Dr Alves highlights, the behavioural responsiveness of the human fetus to chemose... Read More about (As yet) unsolved questions about amniotic fluid-borne flavours and their perception by the human fetus. Reply to the letter by Dr J. G. Alves in Psychological Science.

Chemosensory continuity from prenatal to postnatal life in humans: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2023)
Journal Article
Ustun, B., Covey, J., & Reissland, N. (2023). Chemosensory continuity from prenatal to postnatal life in humans: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS ONE, 18(3), Article e0283314. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0283314

Throughout pregnancy, fetuses are exposed to a range of chemosensory inputs influencing their postnatal behaviors. Such prenatal exposure provides the fetus with continuous sensory information to adapt to the environment they face once born. This stu... Read More about Chemosensory continuity from prenatal to postnatal life in humans: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Association between Hyperemesis Gravidarum in pregnancy on postnatal ability of infants to attend to a play task with their mother (2023)
Journal Article
Reissland, N., Matthewson, J., & Einbeck, J. (2023). Association between Hyperemesis Gravidarum in pregnancy on postnatal ability of infants to attend to a play task with their mother. Infant Behavior & Development, 71, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infbeh.2023.101823

Research indicates a higher prevalence of attention deficits in children exposed to HG in utero compared to controls with some claiming that the deficit is due to prenatal effects of malnutrition in HG mothers and others that it is due to maternal me... Read More about Association between Hyperemesis Gravidarum in pregnancy on postnatal ability of infants to attend to a play task with their mother.

Flavor Sensing in Utero and Emerging Discriminative Behaviours in the Human Fetus (2022)
Journal Article
Ustun, B., Reissland, N., Covey, J., Schaal, B., & Blisset, J. (2022). Flavor Sensing in Utero and Emerging Discriminative Behaviours in the Human Fetus. Psychological Science, 33(10), 1651-1663. https://doi.org/10.1177/09567976221105460

The diet of pregnant women exposes fetuses to a variety of flavors consisting of compound sensations involving smell, taste, and chemesthesis. The effects of such prenatal flavor exposure on chemosensory development have so far been measured only pos... Read More about Flavor Sensing in Utero and Emerging Discriminative Behaviours in the Human Fetus.

The effects of induced optical blur on visual search performance and training (2021)
Journal Article
Musa, A., Lane, A. R., & Ellison, A. (2022). The effects of induced optical blur on visual search performance and training. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 75(2), 277-288. https://doi.org/10.1177/17470218211050280

Visual Search is a task often used in the rehabilitation of patients with cortical and non-cortical visual pathologies such as visual field loss. Reduced visual acuity is often co-morbid with these disorders and it remains poorly defined how low visu... Read More about The effects of induced optical blur on visual search performance and training.

Foetal mouth movements: Effects of nicotine (2021)
Journal Article
Froggatt, S., Reissland, N., Covey, J., & Kumardendran, K. (2021). Foetal mouth movements: Effects of nicotine. Acta Paediatrica: Nurturing the Child, 110(11), 3014-3020. https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.16042

Aim: To assess whether fetal mouth movement frequency changes across gestation and whether there are differences between cigarette and e-cigarette exposure conditions in comparison to a non-exposed group of fetuses. Method: Pregnant women underwent 4... Read More about Foetal mouth movements: Effects of nicotine.

Effects of maternal mental health on prenatal movement profiles in twins and singletons (2021)
Journal Article
Reissland, N., Einbeck, J., Wood, R., & Lane, A. (2021). Effects of maternal mental health on prenatal movement profiles in twins and singletons. Acta Paediatrica: Nurturing the Child, 110(9), 2553-2558. https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.15903

Aim: Prenatal experiences, including maternal stress, depression and anxiety, form crucial building blocks affecting the maturation of the fetal central nervous system. Previous research has examined fetal movements without considering effects of mat... Read More about Effects of maternal mental health on prenatal movement profiles in twins and singletons.

Risk Perception of Cigarette and E-cigarette use during Pregnancy: A Qualitative Postpartum Perspective (2021)
Journal Article
Froggatt, S., Reissland, N., & Covey, J. (2021). Risk Perception of Cigarette and E-cigarette use during Pregnancy: A Qualitative Postpartum Perspective. Midwifery, 94, Article 102917. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2020.102917

Aim: The aim of this exploratory qualitative analysis is to assess the perceptions of risks of cigarette and e-cigarette use during pregnancy. Background: An important public health aim is a reduction of smoking at time of delivery (SATOD) from 10.6%... Read More about Risk Perception of Cigarette and E-cigarette use during Pregnancy: A Qualitative Postpartum Perspective.

The effects of prenatal cigarette and e-cigarette exposure on infant neurobehaviour: A comparison to a control group (2020)
Journal Article
Froggatt, S., Reissland, N., & Covey, J. (2020). The effects of prenatal cigarette and e-cigarette exposure on infant neurobehaviour: A comparison to a control group. EClinicalMedicine, 28(100602), Article 100602. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2020.100602

Background: Infant neurobehaviour provides an insight into the development of the central nervous system during infancy, with behavioural abnormalities highlighting a cause for concern. Research has demonstrated that prenatal exposure to cigarettes l... Read More about The effects of prenatal cigarette and e-cigarette exposure on infant neurobehaviour: A comparison to a control group.

Effects of maternal mental health on fetal visual preference for face-like compared to non-face like light stimulation (2020)
Journal Article
Reissland, N., Wood, R., Einbeck, J., & Lane, A. (2020). Effects of maternal mental health on fetal visual preference for face-like compared to non-face like light stimulation. Early Human Development, 151, Article 105227. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2020.105227

The question of whether humans react differentially to face-like versus non face-like light stimulation in the prenatal period has been much discussed, but to date has remained unresolved. In this feasibility study we have come closer to understandin... Read More about Effects of maternal mental health on fetal visual preference for face-like compared to non-face like light stimulation.

Feasibility of a psychoeducational group intervention to improve parental reflective functioning and bonding in pregnancy: A randomised trial (2020)
Journal Article
Cox, H., James, A., Day, C., & Reissland, N. (2021). Feasibility of a psychoeducational group intervention to improve parental reflective functioning and bonding in pregnancy: A randomised trial. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 39(5), 499-515. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2020.1786036

Objective: To develop and evaluate Baby CHAT, a single-session psychoeducational intervention for expectant parents. Baby CHAT aims to improve parental reflective functioning (RF) and bonding. Background: The early years of a child’s life, including... Read More about Feasibility of a psychoeducational group intervention to improve parental reflective functioning and bonding in pregnancy: A randomised trial.

Prenatal effects of maternal nutritional stress and mental health on the fetal movement profile (2020)
Journal Article
Reissland, N., Millard, A., Wood, R., Ustun, B., McFaul, C., Froggatt, S., & Einbeck, J. (2020). Prenatal effects of maternal nutritional stress and mental health on the fetal movement profile. Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 302(1), 65-75. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-020-05571-w

Purpose: Prenatal sub-optimal nutrition and exposure to maternal stress, anxiety and depression in pregnancy have been linked to increased postnatal morbidity and mortality. Fetal growth is most vulnerable to maternal dietary deficiencies, such as th... Read More about Prenatal effects of maternal nutritional stress and mental health on the fetal movement profile.

Testing fetal abilities: A commentary on studies testing prenatal reactions to light stimulation (2020)
Preprint / Working Paper
Reissland, N., Wood, R., Einbeck, J., & Lane, A. (2020). Testing fetal abilities: A commentary on studies testing prenatal reactions to light stimulation

In utero conditions on fetal neurodevelopment are of current concern. One aspect relates to the question of the effects of maternal mental health and maturity of the fetus on prenatal neurodevelopment. In this feasibility study, we examined the as ye... Read More about Testing fetal abilities: A commentary on studies testing prenatal reactions to light stimulation.

Infant neurobehavioural consequences of prenatal cigarette exposure: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2020)
Journal Article
Froggatt, S., Covey, J., & Reissland, N. (2020). Infant neurobehavioural consequences of prenatal cigarette exposure: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Acta Paediatrica: Nurturing the Child, 109(6), 1112-1124. https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.15132

Prenatal exposure to cigarettes leads to alterations in brain development during pregnancy. This has an impact on postnatal psychological and behavioural processes, affecting an infant's neurobehavioural profile with little known about which aspects... Read More about Infant neurobehavioural consequences of prenatal cigarette exposure: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Comparing a foetus diagnosed with Prader–Willi syndrome with non-affected foetuses during light and sound stimulation using 4D ultrasound (2018)
Journal Article
Reissland, N., Makhmud, A., & Froggatt, S. (2019). Comparing a foetus diagnosed with Prader–Willi syndrome with non-affected foetuses during light and sound stimulation using 4D ultrasound. Acta Paediatrica: Nurturing the Child, 108(2), 375-376. https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.14622

Prader‐Willi syndrome (PWS) is a complex neuro‐genetic disorder with estimated prevalence varying from 1 in 10,000 to 1 in 30,000 with an equal number of males and females affected. A study of the incidence of PWS in France reported thirty‐eight infa... Read More about Comparing a foetus diagnosed with Prader–Willi syndrome with non-affected foetuses during light and sound stimulation using 4D ultrasound.

Individual Differences in Executive Function: The Role of Parental Monitoring as a Moderator (2018)
Journal Article
Sangawi, H., Adams, J., & Reissland, N. (2018). Individual Differences in Executive Function: The Role of Parental Monitoring as a Moderator. Journal of Attention Disorders, 25(3), 364-376. https://doi.org/10.1177/1087054718797420

Objective: Parental monitoring is a factor which affects verbal and nonverbal inhibition components of children’s executive functions.,. Method: 112 sixth-grade Kurdish children (mean age: 11 years 5 months) participated in the study. Children were m... Read More about Individual Differences in Executive Function: The Role of Parental Monitoring as a Moderator.

Goal Directed Behaviours: The Development of Pre-Natal Touch Behaviours (2018)
Book Chapter
Reissland, N., & Austen, J. (2018). Goal Directed Behaviours: The Development of Pre-Natal Touch Behaviours. In D. Corbetta, & M. Santello (Eds.), Reach-to-grasp behavior : brain, behavior, and modelling across the life span (3-17). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429467875-1

Through their general movements in the womb, human fetuses will touch various aspects of their environment. This might include their own bodies, the body of a twin, the uterine wall, and the umbilical cord. Somatosensory responses can be observed as... Read More about Goal Directed Behaviours: The Development of Pre-Natal Touch Behaviours.

Effects of maternal anxiety and depression on fetal neuro-development (2018)
Journal Article
Reissland, N., Froggatt, S., Reames, E., & Girkin, J. (2018). Effects of maternal anxiety and depression on fetal neuro-development. Journal of Affective Disorders, 241, 469-474. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2018.08.047

Background: Fetal development is affected by maternal mental health with research indicating that maternal anxiety and depression are co-morbid; nevertheless differential effects on the fetus have been found. This study examines, prenatally, effects... Read More about Effects of maternal anxiety and depression on fetal neuro-development.