Long-term studies reveal that prenatal antidepressant exposure alone does not determine a child’s development. Instead, ongoing maternal mental health and supportive environments play the biggest role in shaping outcomes across childhood and adolescence.

To mark Rett Syndrome Awareness Month, BCCHR contributes to foster understanding about this complex neurological disorder that affects multiple organ systems and can lead to severe impairments that disrupt key aspects of an individual’s life — most of them female patients.

Returning to school after the summer break can be a source of mixed feelings for students due to a variety of stressors, including the uncertain sense of belonging and academic pressure. Experts in the field state that psychological and emotional stress can show up in the form of physical symptoms, but parents can support. Dr. Amrit Dhariwal explains how.

A new MRI approach shows how very preterm babies' brains use oxygen, offering fresh insight into how breathing support in the NICU might impact long-term brain health.

A group of clinician-researchers have raised concerns about the term used to diagnose alcohol exposure in the womb — fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) — and the requirement of a diagnosis to provide patients who show neurodevelopmental impairments with access to supports and funding.