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The Spicer Lab studies pregnancy and the impact that life factors, such as stress, environment, and socioeconomic status may have on maternal and infant health and relationships. We examine how stress gets \u201cunder the skin\u201d to alter health outcomes for women and how it may be passed along to offspring during pregnancy as well as the postpartum period.<\/p>\n
We study women\u2019s stress by asking participants questions about their moods, experiences, and health habits, and we study physical health by collecting biomarkers such as heart rate, blood pressure, blood and saliva to test inflammation and hormones in the body. We also study women\u2019s relationships by asking questions about the social support they receive in their daily lives and by having mothers and their babies visit the lab to play games while we observe their interactions.<\/p>\n
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Julie Spicer, Ph.D.<\/a> [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ module_id=”projects” module_class=”projects-section” _builder_version=”3.19.10″ background_color=”#eaf2f7″ prev_background_color=”#ffffff” next_background_color=”#f7f7f7″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.19.10″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Current Projects” module_id=”projects” module_class=”projects-section” _builder_version=”3.19.10″]<\/p>\n nuMoM2b\u00a0<\/strong> \u2013 Nulliparous Pregnancy Outcomes Study: Monitoring Mothers to Be is a multi-site project that began in 2010 studying the underlying mechanisms of adverse pregnancy outcomes. The Spicer Lab specifically collected inflammatory cytokines from a subset of the women in the study and is currently examining these immune markers in relation to various pregnancy outcomes.<\/p>\n PreSIO Study <\/strong>\u2013 Pregnancy, Stress, and Infant Outcomes is a study for first time moms. We measure women\u2019s stress and health during pregnancy, capture health outcomes after their infants are born, and observe attachment with their infants, both behaviorally and neurologically. Our participants visit the lab three times \u2013 twice during pregnancy and once at four months postpartum. They complete tasks and activities including questionnaires, blood draws, saliva collections, heart rate and blood pressure monitoring, and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). They also visit with their infants to complete various mother-infant activities, such as playing with toys and interacting with one another.<\/p>\n These studies are funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver<\/em> National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD).<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ module_id=”publications” module_class=”publications-section” _builder_version=”3.19.10″ background_color=”#f7f7f7″ prev_background_color=”#eaf2f7″ next_background_color=”#ffffff”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.19.10″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Selected Publications” _builder_version=”3.19.10″]<\/p>\n
Principal Investigator
julie.spicer@mssm.edu<\/a><\/p>\nCurrent Projects<\/h4>\n
Selected Publications<\/h4>\n