Nathalie Maitre, MD, PhD - Early Detection, Early Intervention and the Wonders of Baby Brains

On this episode of Cerebral Palsy Health, Jen talks with neonatologist and researcher Nathalie Maitre about her work with Cerebral Palsy Foundation to create an early detection and intervention network, what this means for babies and their families and how this is being scaled to meet needs in more and more places. Nathalie talks about how babies learn, how CP can interrupt this process and how interventions can help.  She also talks about her motivation and why she is so passionate about helping babies at such a young age.

Nathalie's Bio: Dr. Nathalie Maitre MD, PhD (Emory University and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia). Dr. Maitre is a practicing clinician and NIH-funded neuroscientist with a focus on neurodevelopment in high-risk newborns and developmental interventions after neural injury. She is the Director of Early Development & Cerebral Palsy Research at Emory University School of Medicine and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. She is the co-PI with Rachel Byrne of the CPF-funded US Early Detection and Intervention Network, and the Strategic Officer of the Georgia Alliance for Cerebral Palsy.  Dr. Maitre is a member of the international IMPACT for Cerebral Palsy workgroup and has developed caregiver-based motor learning programs for UNICEF and the World Health Organization. She is also the mother of a teenage son with cerebral palsy

Resources and Research:

www.cpresource.org

https://cpresource.org/apples-tele-study

https://cpresource.org/3-under-3

https://georgiaallianceforcerebralpalsy.org