Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common and complex mental disorder, that adversely
impacts an individual's quality of life, but its diagnosis and treatment are not accurately …

Despite evidence supporting a role for oxytocin (OT) in regulating social behavior,
surprisingly little is known about how this neuropeptide is calibrated during development …

Increased interest in understanding how changes in the oxytocinergic system are associated
with the etiology and progression of psychiatric disorders has currently boosted the …

Advances in neonatal care have allowed for the increasing survival of critically ill infants.
These infants experience significant stress related to painful procedures and physical …

Background The association between mode of delivery (MOD) and parent-infant-bonding
has only been studied in mothers and findings have been inconclusive. The aim of this study …

Because of the many known maternal and neonatal health benefits of breastfeeding, there
have been significant efforts to encourage exclusive breastfeeding, and many hospitals …

Background: The hypothalamic neuropeptide oxytocin regulates reproductive behavior and
mother-infant interaction, and conclusive studies in humans indicate that oxytocin is also a …

Background: Oxytocin (OT) is a neuropeptide hormone that has anxiolytic and
antidepressant effects, and positive effects on social affiliation and behaviour, particularly in …

Prosociality, orientation to attuned, empathic relationships, is built from the ground up,
through supportive care in early life that fosters healthy neurobiological structures that shape …

Prenatal opioid exposure (POE) has shown to be a risk factor for adverse long-term
cognitive and behavioral outcomes in offspring. However, the neural mechanisms of these …