Amy Nichols, a doctoral candidate in our lab, and Dr. Widen recently published a paper in the Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease in the article titled, “Prepregnancy obesity is associated with lower psychomotor development scores in boys at age 3 in a low-income, minority birth cohort.” The article explores associations between maternal adiposity and cognitive development in children. This research specifically looked at psychomotor development, or the development of a child’s cognitive, motor, and social capacities. The main findings presented in the paper provide evidence for an association between maternal obesity and decreased psychomotor development. Specifically, boys showed the biggest difference in their psychomotor development if they had mothers who were obese, compared to boys with mothers who were of normal weight. This work is one of the first studies to show sex-specific differences in child development related to maternal adiposity. We are so proud of Amy and all her hard work!