Barry M. Lester

Center for the Study of Children at Risk, Brown University

Affiliated withBrown University Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island

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JoVE Journal Publications

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Publication title Cited by 38	2014

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The maternal lifestyle study: effects of substance exposure during pregnancy on neurodevelopmental outcome in 1-month-old infants. Pediatrics\| PubMed ID: 12456917	2002
The Maternal Lifestyle Study (MLS): effects of prenatal cocaine and/or opiate exposure on auditory brain response at one month. The Journal of pediatrics\| PubMed ID: 12640376	2003
Smoking during pregnancy and newborn neurobehavior. Pediatrics\| PubMed ID: 12777547	2003
Comparison of motor self-regulatory and stress behaviors of preterm infants across body positions. The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association\| PubMed ID: 12785667	2003
History and description of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Network Neurobehavioral Scale. Pediatrics\| PubMed ID: 14993523	2004
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Network Neurobehavioral Scale procedures. Pediatrics\| PubMed ID: 14993524	2004
Summary statistics of neonatal intensive care unit network neurobehavioral scale scores from the maternal lifestyle study: a quasinormative sample. Pediatrics\| PubMed ID: 14993525	2004
Normative neurobehavioral performance of healthy infants on the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Network Neurobehavioral Scale. Pediatrics\| PubMed ID: 14993526	2004
Clinical use of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Network Neurobehavioral Scale. Pediatrics\| PubMed ID: 14993527	2004
Substance use during pregnancy: time for policy to catch up with research. Harm reduction journal\| PubMed ID: 15169566	2004
The maternal lifestyle study: cognitive, motor, and behavioral outcomes of cocaine-exposed and opiate-exposed infants through three years of age. Pediatrics\| PubMed ID: 15173491	2004
Predictors of motor development in children prenatally exposed to cocaine. Neurotoxicology and teratology\| PubMed ID: 15734272	2005
Interactions between maternal characteristics and neonatal behavior in the prediction of parenting stress and perception of infant temperament. Journal of pediatric psychology\| PubMed ID: 15827350	2006
Assessment of infant cry: acoustic cry analysis and parental perception. Mental retardation and developmental disabilities research reviews\| PubMed ID: 15856439	2005
Buprenorphine versus methadone in the treatment of pregnant opioid-dependent patients: effects on the neonatal abstinence syndrome. Drug and alcohol dependence\| PubMed ID: 15943939	2005
Low birth weight and preterm births: etiologic fraction attributable to prenatal drug exposure. Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association\| PubMed ID: 16107872	2005
The infant development, environment, and lifestyle study: effects of prenatal methamphetamine exposure, polydrug exposure, and poverty on intrauterine growth. Pediatrics\| PubMed ID: 16951010	2006
Prenatal cocaine use and maternal depression: effects on infant neurobehavior. Neurotoxicology and teratology\| PubMed ID: 17258430	2007
Impact of maternal substance use during pregnancy on childhood outcome. Seminars in fetal & neonatal medicine\| PubMed ID: 17317350	2007
Violence and delinquency, early onset drug use, and psychopathology in drug-exposed youth at 11 years. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences\| PubMed ID: 17347368	2006
Prenatal cocaine exposure: cardiorespiratory function and resilience. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences\| PubMed ID: 17347376	2006
Demographic and psychosocial characteristics of mothers using methamphetamine during pregnancy: preliminary results of the infant development, environment, and lifestyle study (IDEAL). The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse\| PubMed ID: 17497551	2007
Vagal tone as a resilience factor in children with prenatal cocaine exposure. Development and psychopathology\| PubMed ID: 17705897	2007
Prenatal methamphetamine use and neonatal neurobehavioral outcome. Neurotoxicology and teratology\| PubMed ID: 18031987	2008
Mother-infant consultation during drug treatment: research and innovative clinical practice. Harm reduction journal\| PubMed ID: 18254953	2008
Growth trajectories of preterm infants: birth to 12 years. Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners\| PubMed ID: 18294577	2008
Importance of stability of early living arrangements on behavior outcomes of children with and without prenatal drug exposure. Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBP\| PubMed ID: 18349707	2008
The effect of parenting stress on child behavior problems in high-risk children with prenatal drug exposure. Child psychiatry and human development\| PubMed ID: 18626768	2009
Maternal depression and neurobehavior in newborns prenatally exposed to methamphetamine. Neurotoxicology and teratology\| PubMed ID: 19059478	2009
Treatment of substance abuse during pregnancy. Women's health (London, England)\| PubMed ID: 19072452	2008
Novel biomarkers of prenatal methamphetamine exposure in human meconium. Therapeutic drug monitoring\| PubMed ID: 19125148	2009
Third pathophysiology of prenatal cocaine exposure. Developmental neuroscience\| PubMed ID: 19372684	2009
Functional MRI and response inhibition in children exposed to cocaine in utero. Preliminary findings. Developmental neuroscience\| PubMed ID: 19372696	2009
Patterns of methamphetamine use during pregnancy: results from the Infant Development, Environment, and Lifestyle (IDEAL) Study. Maternal and child health journal\| PubMed ID: 19565330	2010
Fetal effects of psychoactive drugs. Clinics in perinatology\| PubMed ID: 19732616	2009
Longitudinal study of maternal report of sleep problems in children with prenatal exposure to cocaine and other drugs. Behavioral sleep medicine\| PubMed ID: 19787489	2009
Infant neurobehavioral dysregulation: behavior problems in children with prenatal substance exposure. Pediatrics\| PubMed ID: 19822596	2009
Identification of prenatal amphetamines exposure by maternal interview and meconium toxicology in the Infant Development, Environment and Lifestyle (IDEAL) study. Therapeutic drug monitoring\| PubMed ID: 19935364	2009
New meconium biomarkers of prenatal methamphetamine exposure increase identification of affected neonates. Clinical chemistry\| PubMed ID: 20185623	2010
Variations of NICU sound by location and time of day. Neonatal network : NN\| PubMed ID: 20211830	2010
Parenting intervention for externalizing behavior problems in children born premature: an initial examination. Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBP\| PubMed ID: 20375736	2010
Prenatal cocaine exposure related to cortisol stress reactivity in 11-year-old children. The Journal of pediatrics\| PubMed ID: 20400094	2010
Children of addicted women. Journal of addictive diseases\| PubMed ID: 20407981	2010
Small for gestational age and higher birth weight predict childhood obesity in preterm infants. American journal of perinatology\| PubMed ID: 20408111	2010
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy for Children Born Premature: A Case Study and Illustration of Vagal Tone as a Physiological Measure of Treatment Outcome. Cognitive and behavioral practice\| PubMed ID: 20428470	2009
Sleep problems in children with prenatal substance exposure: the Maternal Lifestyle study. Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine\| PubMed ID: 20439796	2010
Prenatal cocaine exposure and BMI and blood pressure at 9 years of age. Journal of hypertension\| PubMed ID: 20486281	2010
Building for the future of Rhode Island's newborns. Medicine and health, Rhode Island\| PubMed ID: 20533720	2010
Intrauterine growth of infants exposed to prenatal methamphetamine: results from the infant development, environment, and lifestyle study. The Journal of pediatrics\| PubMed ID: 20570284	2010
Prenatal methamphetamine exposure and neonatal neurobehavioral outcome in the USA and New Zealand. Neurotoxicology and teratology\| PubMed ID: 20615464	2011
A preliminary study of cortisol reactivity and behavior problems in young children born premature. Developmental psychobiology\| PubMed ID: 20806330	2010
Services used by perinatal substance-users with child welfare involvement: a descriptive study. Harm reduction journal\| PubMed ID: 20807432	2010
Vulnerable infants program of Rhode Island: promoting permanency for substance-exposed infants. Child welfare\| PubMed ID: 20945808	2010
Prenatal cocaine exposure and childhood obesity at nine years. Neurotoxicology and teratology\| PubMed ID: 21109003	2011
Serial pediatric symptom checklist screening in children with prenatal drug exposure. Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBP\| PubMed ID: 21200328	2011
Infant neurobehavioral development. Seminars in perinatology\| PubMed ID: 21255702	2011
Motor and cognitive outcomes through three years of age in children exposed to prenatal methamphetamine. Neurotoxicology and teratology\| PubMed ID: 21256431	2011
Long-term impact of maternal substance use during pregnancy and extrauterine environmental adversity: stress hormone levels of preadolescent children. Pediatric research\| PubMed ID: 21546861	2011
Behavioral epigenetics. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences\| PubMed ID: 21615751	2011
Impact of prenatal exposure to cocaine and tobacco on diffusion tensor imaging and sensation seeking in adolescents. The Journal of pediatrics\| PubMed ID: 21723565	2011
The combined effects of prenatal drug exposure and early adversity on neurobehavioral disinhibition in childhood and adolescence. Development and psychopathology\| PubMed ID: 21756431	2011
The effects of prenatal methamphetamine exposure on childhood growth patterns from birth to 3 years of age. American journal of perinatology\| PubMed ID: 21818727	2012
Prenatal cocaine exposure and small-for-gestational-age status: effects on growth at 6 years of age. Neurotoxicology and teratology\| PubMed ID: 21849244	2011
After family treatment drug court: maternal, infant, and permanency outcomes. Child welfare\| PubMed ID: 21877562	2010
Newborn neurobehavioral patterns are differentially related to prenatal maternal major depressive disorder and serotonin reuptake inhibitor treatment. Depression and anxiety\| PubMed ID: 21898709	2011
Major depressive disorder during pregnancy and emotional attachment to the fetus. Archives of women's mental health\| PubMed ID: 21938509	2011
Reconceptualizing in a dual-system model the effects of prenatal cocaine exposure on adolescent development: a short review. International journal of developmental neuroscience : the official journal of the International Society for Developmental Neuroscience\| PubMed ID: 21946244	2011
Placenta-imprinted gene expression association of infant neurobehavior. The Journal of pediatrics\| PubMed ID: 22153677	2012
Prenatal methamphetamine exposure and short-term maternal and infant medical outcomes. American journal of perinatology\| PubMed ID: 22399214	2012
Prenatal methamphetamine exposure and inhibitory control among young school-age children. The Journal of pediatrics\| PubMed ID: 22424953	2012
Prenatal methamphetamine exposure and childhood behavior problems at 3 and 5 years of age. Pediatrics\| PubMed ID: 22430455	2012
Placental 11-beta hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase methylation is associated with newborn growth and a measure of neurobehavioral outcome. PloS one\| PubMed ID: 22432047	2012
A care coordination program for substance-exposed newborns. Child welfare\| PubMed ID: 22533057	2011
Perceived child behavior problems, parenting stress, and maternal depressive symptoms among prenatal methamphetamine users. Child psychiatry and human development\| PubMed ID: 22552952	2012
Maternal depression and prenatal exposure to methamphetamine: neurodevelopmental findings from the infant development, environment, and lifestyle (ideal) study. Depression and anxiety\| PubMed ID: 22555777	2012
Predictors of inadequate prenatal care in methamphetamine-using mothers in New Zealand and the United States. Maternal and child health journal\| PubMed ID: 22588827	2013
Neurobehavioral disinhibition predicts initiation of substance use in children with prenatal cocaine exposure. Drug and alcohol dependence\| PubMed ID: 22608010	2012
An initial investigation of baseline respiratory sinus arrhythmia as a moderator of treatment outcome for young children born premature with externalizing behavior problems. Behavior therapy\| PubMed ID: 22697452	2012
Evidence-based intervention for young children born premature: preliminary evidence for associated changes in physiological regulation. Infant behavior & development\| PubMed ID: 22721742	2012
Co-morbidity of substance use disorder and psychopathology in women who use methamphetamine during pregnancy in the US and New Zealand. Drug and alcohol dependence\| PubMed ID: 22789630	2012
Atypical cry acoustics in 6-month-old infants at risk for autism spectrum disorder. Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research\| PubMed ID: 22890558	2012
Subcortical and cortical structural central nervous system changes and attention processing deficits in preschool-aged children with prenatal methamphetamine and tobacco exposure. Developmental neuroscience\| PubMed ID: 22907274	2012
Examining the relationships between prenatal methamphetamine exposure, early adversity, and child neurobehavioral disinhibition. Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors\| PubMed ID: 23067308	2013
Neonatal neurobehavior effects following buprenorphine versus methadone exposure. Addiction (Abingdon, England)\| PubMed ID: 23106928	2012
Protective factors can mitigate behavior problems after prenatal cocaine and other drug exposures. Pediatrics\| PubMed ID: 23184114	2012
Regional brain morphometry and impulsivity in adolescents following prenatal exposure to cocaine and tobacco. JAMA pediatrics\| PubMed ID: 23400239	2013
Cortisol reactivity in two-year-old children prenatally exposed to methamphetamine. Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs\| PubMed ID: 23490574	2013
Prenatal substance exposure: neurobiologic organization at 1 month. The Journal of pediatrics\| PubMed ID: 23743094	2013
Epigenetic basis for the development of depression in children. Clinical obstetrics and gynecology\| PubMed ID: 23751878	2013
Placental miRNA expression profiles are associated with measures of infant neurobehavioral outcomes. Pediatric research\| PubMed ID: 23783433	2013
A flexible analysis tool for the quantitative acoustic assessment of infant cry. Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR\| PubMed ID: 23785178	2013
Placental HTR2A methylation is associated with infant neurobehavioral outcomes. Epigenetics : official journal of the DNA Methylation Society\| PubMed ID: 23880519	2013
Grandchild of the NBAS: the NICU network neurobehavioral scale (NNNS): a review of the research using the NNNS. Journal of child and adolescent psychiatric nursing : official publication of the Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nurses, Inc\| PubMed ID: 23909942	2013
Cross-national Comparison of Prenatal Methamphetamine Exposure on Infant and Early Child Physical Growth: A Natural Experiment. Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research\| PubMed ID: 23943149	2013
Patterning in placental 11-B hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase methylation according to prenatal socioeconomic adversity. PloS one\| PubMed ID: 24040322	2013
Emotional expression and heart rate in high-risk infants during the face-to-face/still-face. Infant behavior & development\| PubMed ID: 24095807	2013
The roles of DNA methylation of NR3C1 and 11β-HSD2 and exposure to maternal mood disorder in utero on newborn neurobehavior. Epigenetics : official journal of the DNA Methylation Society\| PubMed ID: 24135662	2013
Risk-taking behavior among adolescents with prenatal drug exposure and extrauterine environmental adversity. Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBP\| PubMed ID: 24220515	2013
Global and gene-specific DNA methylation across multiple tissues in early infancy: implications for children's health research. FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology\| PubMed ID: 24478308	2014
Sex-specific associations between placental leptin promoter DNA methylation and infant neurobehavior. Psychoneuroendocrinology\| PubMed ID: 24485470	2014
Risk of neurobehavioral disinhibition in prenatal methamphetamine-exposed young children with positive hair toxicology results. Therapeutic drug monitoring\| PubMed ID: 24518561	2014
Prenatal methamphetamine exposure and neurodevelopmental outcomes in children from 1 to 3 years. Neurotoxicology and teratology\| PubMed ID: 24566524	2014
Reactivity and regulation of motor responses in cocaine-exposed infants. Neurotoxicology and teratology\| PubMed ID: 24583252	2014
Effects of prenatal methamphetamine exposure on behavioral and cognitive findings at 7.5 years of age. The Journal of pediatrics\| PubMed ID: 24630350	2014
Are epigenetic changes in the intrauterine environment related to newborn neurobehavior? Epigenomics\| PubMed ID: 24811786	2014
The contributions of early adverse experiences and trajectories of respiratory sinus arrhythmia on the development of neurobehavioral disinhibition among children with prenatal substance exp... Development and psychopathology\| PubMed ID: 24909973	2014
Structural Brain Imaging in Children and Adolescents following Prenatal Cocaine Exposure: Preliminary Longitudinal Findings. Developmental neuroscience\| PubMed ID: 24994509	2014
Epigenetic Variation in the Mu-Opioid Receptor Gene in Infants with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. The Journal of pediatrics\| PubMed ID: 24996986	2014
Physiological Correlates of Neurobehavioral Disinhibition that Relate to Drug Use and Risky Sexual Behavior in Adolescents with Prenatal Substance Exposure. Developmental neuroscience\| PubMed ID: 25033835	2014
Placental FKBP5 Genetic and Epigenetic Variation Is Associated with Infant Neurobehavioral Outcomes in the RICHS Cohort. PloS one\| PubMed ID: 25115650	2014