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Kathy Ayala

@kathy-ayala.bsky.social

PhD Candidate at Yale | Before and After Baby Lab | Studying parent and child development from pregnancy to postpartum | UCSB alum

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Helena Rutherford @hjvrutherford.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Does fetal movement mean more than a sign of the health and well-being of the developing child? Our recent findings suggest fetal movement may also play a role in shaping maternal neurodevelopment. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

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Yale Kavli Institute for Neuroscience @kavliatyale.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

In a new study led by @kavliatyale.bsky.social graduate student @kathy-ayala.bsky.social 👩‍🔬, researchers studied 51 pregnant women in their third trimester🤰 and found that higher fetal movement was linked to stronger maternal-fetal attachment.🤱✨ Read more here 👇

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Associations between fetal movement and maternal-fetal attachment in late pregnancy

Maternal-fetal attachment (MFA) represents the evolving psychological bond between a pregnant person and their fetus, reflecting early emotional inves…

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Kathy Ayala @kathy-ayala.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Excited to share my first-author paper in Early Human Development! Using objective monitoring, we found more frequent fetal movement is associated with stronger maternal–fetal attachment, offering new insight into bonding during pregnancy. #MaternalHealth www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Associations between fetal movement and maternal-fetal attachment in late pregnancy

Maternal-fetal attachment (MFA) represents the evolving psychological bond between a pregnant person and their fetus, reflecting early emotional inves…

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