VBOV-Borstvoedingscongres 2025 On 9 December Carolina de Weerth was invited to give a talk on skin-to-skin care and breast milk cortisol in Leuven. The occasion was the yearly breastfeeding conference of the Flemish Professional Organization of Midwives (VBOV-Borstvoedingscongres 2025). Talking about all our research on the topic to a public of interested midwives and lactation consultants…

Beginnersgeluk 2025 – een dag vol verbinding Een goed begin is het halve werk, daar zijn wetenschap en praktijk het hartgrondig over eens. De eerste 1000 dagen zijn cruciaal voor de ontwikkeling en de latere gezondheid van een kind. Maar wat gebeurt er nu precies in deze periode? Wat is belangrijk en waar kunnen we…

VNOP-CAS Research Days 2025 On November 20–21, our postdoctoral researcher, Beyza Ustun-Elayan, and PhD candidate, Nina Bruinhof, attended the VNOP-CAS Research Days 2025 in Nijmegen. These research days bring together researchers in developmental psychology and pedagogical sciences from the Netherlands and Belgium. Beyza presented the BIBO cohort profile paper (in preparation), outlining the baseline characteristics,…

PhD PROJECT:Understanding early environmental influences on mother-infant sleep dynamics, stress regulation, and bonding The first 1,000 days of life are critical for setting the foundations of health, wellbeing, and development. We are looking for a highly motivated candidate for a PhD project investigating how early environmental factors, such as maternal exercise and outdoor infant sleep,…

We are proud to announce that the BIBO team, part of the Developmental Psychobiology Lab, has received the Radboud Team Science Award 2025 for our long-term research into how early environmental factors shape children’s health and development. For almost twenty years, we have been following families to better understand babies’ and children’s mental and physical…

Symposium BeginnersgelukVerschillen en verbinding: generaties ouderschap Een goed begin is het halve werk, daar zijn wetenschap en praktijk het hartgrondig over eens. De periode vanaf de zwangerschap tot de leeftijd van twee jaar is cruciaal voor de ontwikkeling en de latere gezondheid van een kind. Maar hoe gaan verschillende generaties hiermee om, zowel nieuwe ouders…

On July 1st, Hellen Lustermans successfully defended her PhD thesis titled “Navigating the Perinatal Period: Understanding the Interplay between Mental Health and Nutrition.” The defense was an engaging and stimulating discussion with five fantastic opponents who traveled from Maastricht, Rotterdam, Tilburg, Nijmegen, and Amsterdam to participate. Hellen impressed everyone with her thoughtful responses, making us incredibly proud….

Yesterday’s annual Social Day flew by! Despite the weather not being in our favor, it was still a lot of fun! Congrats to our lab members Teodora and Claire whose team won the 1st place in the team competition. And a special thanks to our postdoc Noor Haans-de Waal who helped make this day fun and memorable!

This symposium was organized by the Nightly Dance project of the Developmental Psychobiology Lab (RadboudUMC) and the Association Child and Sleep. It was a unique opportunity to expand our knowledge and perspective on this innovative research area. The diversity of topics and attendees, as well as the interesting questions, lead to lively discussions. A special…

Date: 22-05-2025Time: 9:30 – 16:30Location: Van der Valk Hotel Nijmegen-Lent (next to the NS train station), Hertog Eduardplein 4, 6663 AN Nijmegen Don’t miss this opportunity to engage in meaningful discussions and learn about cutting-edge research in biomarkers and wearable technologies for children! Posters are welcome: If you would like to present a poster, please email…