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Prenatal exposure to ambient air pollution and persistent postpartum depression
A recent MADRES study finds exposure to air pollution during pregnancy increases postpartum depression risk for at least three years.
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Our Summer 2024 Newsletter is out!
Read about our pilot projects symposium, publication and presentation updates, and media mentions
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MADRES research selected as an NIEHS Extramural Paper of the Month for August
Researchers from the MADRES Center conducted the first U.S.-based study examining the link between prenatal fluoride and childhood social, emotional and behavioral functioning.
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Diet linked to preeclampsia among low-income Hispanic women during pregnancy
Research by MADRES postdoctoral scholar Luis Maldonado PhD, MPH suggests that interventions in diet during pregnancy could help address this health disparity faced by Hispanic/Latina women.
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Dr. Helen Foley wins "Best Visual Design" award for her poster at the EHD CoE Annual Meeting
MADRES postdoctoral scholar and lab manager Helen Foley, PhD, was recognized for her excellent poster at this year's EHD CoE Annual Meeting
Dr. Jason Niu receives USC Presidential Sustainabilty Solutions Fellowship
MADRES Postdoctoral Scholar Dr. Jason Niu will begin a two year USC Presidential Sustainability Solutions Fellowship to explore how extreme heat and air pollution affect one's cells.
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Recent Publications

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Maternal glucose levels and late pregnancy circulating extracellular vesicle and particle miRNAs in the MADRES pregnancy cohort

Prenatal exposure to ambient air pollution and persistent postpartum depression

Smartphone GPS-Based Exposure to Greenspace and Walkability and Accelerometer-Assessed Physical Activity During Pregnancy and Early Postpartum—Evidence from the MADRES Cohort

Organophosphate ester flame retardant chemicals and maternal depression during pregnancy

Remitting amid autocracy: Venezuelan migrant remittances to relatives enduring widespread structural violence

Joint effects of traffic-related air pollution and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy on maternal postpartum depressive and anxiety symptoms

Maternal Urinary Fluoride and Child Neurobehavior at Age 36 Months

Prenatal air pollution exposure is associated with inflammatory, cardiovascular, and metabolic biomarkers in mothers and newborns.

Increased Risk of Gestational Hypertension by Periconceptional Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution and Effect Modification by Prenatal Depression.

GPS-derived environmental exposures during pregnancy and early postpartum – Evidence from the madres cohort.

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MADRES Center

1845 N. Soto St. Suite 102
Los Angeles, CA 90032
Email: madres@usc.edu

MADRES Center is a program of the Division of Environmental Health of the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences at Keck School of Medicine of USC

Supported by:
NIH: P50MD015705; P50ES026086; UH3OD023287
EPA: 83615801

MADRES CLINIC

Participant screening room (2)
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Exam room table
ECHO MRI (2)
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blood draw chair (2)
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Spirometry (2)

The MADRES Clinic is located on USC’s Soto Campus, which is just a few minutes away from Keck School of Medicine of USC.  At the MADRES Clinic, participants are seen for in-person visits, including survey administration, biospecimens collections and height and weight measurements.  Additional services include imaging, as well as pulmonary function testing.