2025

Dr. Monk participates in panel on Mental Health Parity and Maternal Mental Health, Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health, June 2025

Dr. Werner joins the conversation on the role of fathers and partners in supporting maternal mental health, as part of the Maternal Mental Health Awareness campaign hosted by the Center for the Transition to Parenthood (CTtP), June 2025

The Perinatal Pathways lab celebrates Mother’s Day and emphasizes the importance of strong support systems, Columbia University Center for the Transition to Parenthood, May 2025

Dr. Monk discusses the vision behind the Center for the Transition to Parenthood (CTtP) at Columbia University, highlighting opportunities to reimagine care models, training, and system design that center emotional wellbeing during the transition to parenthood and shift the national conversation around perinatal mental health, May 2025

Dr. Monk discusses what motivated her to research Maternal Mental Health, the risk factors at play and what can we do to improve access and support for mothers, Make Mothers Matter, May 2025

Dr. Monk discusses maternal mental health and future directions, Maternal Child Research Organizational Committee, Irving Institute, February 2025

Dr. Monk recommends a two-generation approach to perinatal health and childcare, Early Childhood Matters, January 2025

2024

Dr. Monk discusses the Center for the Transition to Parenthood, Global Health Affairs Women’s Health Series on Spotify, Global Health Affairs, December 2024

Dr. Monk discusses mental health during fertility treatment, Columbia University Medical Center Department of OB/GYN, November 2024

Dr. Monk joins The Invisible Americans podcast, Episode 209, to discuss how reducing prenatal stress can improve child health and inform policy through biological evidence, May 2024

Dr. Monk presents Parenting Begins Before Birth: The New Science of Prenatal Programming and Early Brain-Behavior Development, Pediatric Brain Health Webinar Series, Texas Safe Babies Initiative, May 2024

Dr. Werner presents on screening, assessment and treatment for mental health during menopause, Empowering Change: New Insights & Strategies for the Management of Menopause Webinar, May 2024

Dr. Monk presents Parenting Begins Before Birth, Global Early Childhood Reporting Institute, Columbia University School of Journalism, April 2024

Dr. Monk discusses findings from the COMBO Initiative (COVID-19 Mother Baby Outcomes Study), Columbia Psychiatry, March 2024

Dr. Werner discusses access to preventive interventions for perinatal mood and anxiety orders, The International Marcé Society for Perinatal Mental Health, February 2024

Dr. Monk discusses pharmaceutical interventions for postpartum depression, Stateline, January 2024

Dr. Monk discusses brain restructuring during pregnancy and postpartum, NewScientist, January 2024

2023

Dr. Monk discusses issues of equity and access in perinatal mental healthcare, Medpage Today, December 2023

Dr. Monk discusses perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, Harvey Cushing Symposium, 2023

Dr. Werner discusses Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADs) and clinical strategies for preventive intervention, NYC Early Childhood Mental Health, June 2023

Dr. Monk as Speaker: HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Study Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. September 2023

Dr. Monk as Keynote Speaker: Maternal Mental Health Matters for Women and the Next Generation. WOMHER’s International Interdisciplinary Conference, Sweden. May 2023

Dr. Monk as Speaker: Development & Parenting Begin before Birth: The Science — and Clinical Opportunities — of Fetal Origins of Future Child Health. Project KREAS, Charles University, Prague, CZ. April 2023

Dr. Monk as Course Faculty (Virtual): The 4th Trimester: Postpartum Rehabilitation Course. Shirley Ryan Ability Lab, March 2023

Dr. Werner as Co-Presenter: Understanding Personality Disorders in Our Patients: Tools for Facilitating Effective Care. Grand Rounds Presentation, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian, New York, NY. March 2023

2022

Dr. Monk discusses how maternal mental health affects offspring development and health, Brighter Beginnings First 2000 Days Summit, October 2022

Dr. Monk and Dr. Werner discuss PREPP at the MMHLA Summit Breakout Session: Highlighting Innovative Programs to Prevent Perinatal Mental Health Conditions, June 2022

Dr. Monk discusses a holistic approach to endometriosis treatment, Columbia Ob/Gyn Webinar Series, 2022

Dr. Monk as a Keynote speaker for the Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health’s event: Distress in Pregnancy, October 2022

Dr. Monk as Symposium Co-Chair: “Stress and Social Determinants Affect Pregnancy and Early Development: A Critical Window for Generational Studies”, at the 61st Annual Meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP), Phoenix, AZ. December 2022

Dr. Monk as Presenter: Early Risk and Resilience. DMH + UCLA Early Childhood Fellowship, November 2022

Dr. Werner as Symposium Chair and Presenter: “Preventing Postpartum Depression When There Is a Trauma History.” 9th World Congress on Women’s Mental Health, International Association for Women’s Mental Health (IAWMH), Maastrict, Netherlands, November 2022

Dr. Werner discusses impact of stress on pregnancy, WebMD, October 2022

Dr. Monk as a Symposium Speaker: The Epigenetic Link of Perinatal BMI to Maternal Phenotype and Fetal Heart Rate. Presidential Symposium – From Mother to Child: Importance of the Prenatal Period, at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the International Society of Psychoneuroendocrinology (ISPNE), Chicago, IL. September 2022

Dr. Monk as Symposium Speaker: “Prenatal anxiety, depression and stress; effects on the fetus and the child (Recent findings)”, at the International Marcé Society Biennial Meeting, International Marcé Society for Perinatal Mental Health, London, GB, UK. September 2022

Dr. Monk as Presenter: The Epigenetic Link of Perinatal BMI to Maternal Phenotype and Fetal Neurodevelopment at the International Marcé Society Biennial Meeting, International Marcé Society for Perinatal Mental Health, London, GB, UK. September 2022

Dr. Werner as Symposium Panelist & Presenter: “PREPP – Practical Resources for Effective Postpartum Parenting: A Mother-Infant Dyadic Treatment to Prevent Postpartum Depression” at the symposium Current Research and Future Directions of Prevention of Perinatal Mental Health Disorders: Panel Discussion from the Special Interest Group on Prevention during the International Marcé Society Biennial Meeting, held by the International Marcé Society for Perinatal Mental Health in London, UK, in September 2022

Dr. Monk as Speaker: The 14th Philadelphia Prenatal Diagnosis: Ultrasound/Fetal ECHO MFM/OB Conference. 14th Philadelphia Women’s Health & Prenatal Conference (Virtual), June 2022

Dr. Monk as Speaker: The Biology of Trauma in Maternal and Fetal Health. Baltimore Trauma Summit, The Center for Epigenetic Research in Child Health & Brain Development at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. June 2022

Drs. Monk and Werner as Presenters: PREPP - Practical Resources for Effective Postpartum Parenting: A Mother-Infant Dyadic Treatment to Prevent Postpartum Depression and PREPP Breakout Session. Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance (MMHLA) Summit on Prevention Programs: Highlighting Innovative Programs to Prevent Perinatal Mental Health Conditions. [A presentation to members of Congress and Health-related Government Agencies]. Maternal Mental Health Leadership Alliance (Virtual), May 2022

Dr. Monk as Symposium Presenter and Co-Chair: The Impact of Covid-Related Stress on Maternal Sleep During Pregnancy (presentation abstract). The COVID-19 Generation Symposium at the 77th Annual Meeting of the Society of Biological Psychiatry (SOBP), New Orleans, LA. April 2022

Dr. Monk as a Symposium Presenter and Co-Chair: Birth During the COVID-19 Pandemic, but Not Maternal SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Pregnancy, is Associated with Lower Neurodevelopmental Scores at 6-months (presentation abstract). The COVID-19 Generation Symposium at the 77th Annual Meeting of the Society of Biological Psychiatry (SOBP), New Orleans, LA. April 2022

Dr. Monk discusses postpartum depression on the Momnificent podcast, Momnificent, February 2022

Dr. Werner as Presenter: “PREPP - Practical Resources for Effective Postpartum Parenting: A Mother-Infant Dyadic Treatment to Prevent Postpartum Depression.” Weekly Rounds. Grand Rounds Presentation, Women’s Program, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian, New York, NY. 2022

2021

Dr. Monk discusses the impact of COVID-19-related utero stress on future infant health outcomes, Undark, 2021

Dr. Monk presents at the Milk, Mood, Moves conference, Nurturely, 2021

Dr. Monk as Keynote Speaker: Perinatal Mental Health: from Research to Practice, Nordic Marce Conference (Virtual), October 2021

Dr. Monk discusses postpartum depression on the Raising Good Humans podcast, Raising Good Humans, May 2021

2020

Dr. Monk discusses Fetal Origins of Future Child Health, Zero to Three 2020 Annual Conference Science Plenary, 2020

Dr. Monk discusses Perinatal Mental Health in the Times of COVID-19, Begin Before Birth Conference, 2020

Dr. Monk discusses Implications of Psychopathology and Birth Outcomes , NICHD/ORWH Pregnancy and Maternal Conditions That Increase Risk of Morbidity and Mortality Workshop, 2020

2019

Dr. Monk introduces her research to ColumbiaDoctors, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, October 2019

Dr. Monk discusses the impact of perinatal stress on infant sex, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, October 2019

Dr. Monk discusses the impact of maternal mental health on fetal development, New York-Presbyterian, May 2019

Dr. Monk discusses Pregnant Women’s Mental Health and Its influence on The Next Generation: Implications for ECHO Science, ECHO Discovery, 2019

Dr. Monk discusses Promoting Maternal Wellbeing and Resiliency in the Face of Trauma, The Ounce of Prevention Fund’s Eighth National Home Visiting Summit, 2019

2018

Dr. Monk at the Maternal Mental Health NOW Moving Forward Conference, hosted by Maternal Mental Health NOW, 2018


Dr. Monk discussed The Effects of Depression During Pregnancy on Baby Brain Development, Humanity 2.0, 2018

2017

Dr. Monk discussed The Mother-Infant Relationship: Before Birth & Why It Matters, Simms/Mann Institute, 2017

Dr. Monk featured in the Healthy Births, Healthy Babies podcast, Healthy Births Healthy Babies, 2017

Dr. Monk Interviewed for VIEWPOINT addressing whether a mother’s mental health affects her fetus, American Enterprise Institute, 2017

 

2016


Dr. Babineau presents on Trajectories of maternal pre- and postnatal depression at the International Conference on Infant Studies, New Orleans, LA, May 2016

Dr. Monk discussed Development Beginning Before Birth: Prenatal Research Relevant to Autism, Simmons Institute, 2016