Experiences in the first years of life can shape a range of outcomes throughout the lifespan.
Effective early interventions have the potential to offset negative outcomes associated with …

Background Guidelines on psychological and/or psychosocial assessment and intervention
in the perinatal period can provide beneficial practice guidance for healthcare professions to …

Background Paternal mental health in pregnancy and postpartum has been increasingly
highlighted as important both in its own right, but also as crucial for the development of …

Background Finding modifiable predictors of paternal depression symptoms is helpful for
developing interventions. The aim is to assess the unidirectional and/or bidirectional …

Background Paternal perinatal distress is receiving increasing attention. The Edinburgh
Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is the predominant screening tool for paternal perinatal …

(1) Background: Perinatal Loss affects one in ten women worldwide. It is known to have a
deep impact on the physical and psychological wellbeing of the mother. Moreover, there is a …

Background Wellbeing in pregnancy can have long term effects for women, infants, and
families. Research has shown that music can promote maternal health, infant development …

The birth of an infant marks a period of profound change in first-time parents. Parental love
and warmth, however, already begin to develop during pregnancy. Also for fathers, the …

Background Postpartum depression (PPD) impacts fathers as well as mothers, and is
estimated to affect between 8 and 13% of fathers. Paternal PPD is a risk factor for worsened …

Perinatal mental health has garnered significant attention within obstetrics over the last
couple of decades as the long-and short-term morbidities of untreated perinatal mental …