Little is known about the physiological and behavioral changes that expectant fathers
undergo prior to the birth of their babies. We measured hormone concentrations and …

To determine the responsiveness of new fathers and non-fathers toward infant cues, we
exposed fathers and non-fathers to infant cries and to control stimuli and we measured …

We tested first-time fathers with their 22-month old toddlers to determine whether social
context variables such as pre-test absence from the child and presence of the mother …

Objectives Expectant mothers experience marked hormone changes throughout the
transition to parenthood. Although similar neuroendocrine pathways are thought to support …

Human paternal behavior is multidimensional, and extant research has yet to delineate how
hormone patterns may be related to different dimensions of fathering. Further, although …

Mammalian fatherhood involves a muted version of the maternal experience. In spite of
previous assumptions to the contrary, hormones influence mammalian paternal behavior …

This article is part of a Special Issue “Parental Care”. Paternal care, though rare among
mammals, is routinely displayed by several species of rodents. Here we review the …

In the 5–10% of mammals in which both parents routinely provide infant care, fathers as well
as mothers undergo systematic endocrine changes as they transition into parenthood …

We used a longitudinal design to test whether parental experience differentially affects the
development of prolactin responses to infant cues in men and women. Couples provided …

During the transition to parenthood, both men and women experience hormone changes
that are thought to promote parental care. Yet very few studies have explicitly tested the …