The experience of motherhood is most often emotionally positive and rewarding, but for
many new mothers suffering from postpartum depression (PPD), this is not the case …

Maternal mental disorders can significantly impact on children's psychosocial and
psychological development, incurring substantial ongoing economic and personal costs. A …

Mothers' sensitive responses to their infants have evolutionary importance and are likely
hardwired into the maternal brain. Mood disorders are associated with aberrant neural …

The mother-infant relationship is one of the most important bonds among all mammals and
develops when a mother shows emotional and physical attention toward her infant. Studies …

All infants rely on parenting behaviors that provide what they need to be healthy. As
“compassion” can be defined as feelings that are elicited by perceiving someone else's …

Background Cognitive deficits, especially in memory and concentration, are often reported
during pregnancy. Similar cognitive dysfunctions can also occur in depression and anxiety …

Good mothering has profound impact on both the mother's and the young's well-being.
Consequently, experiencing inadequate maternal care–or even neglect–in the first stages of …

Highlights•Parents intuitively enact a range of behaviours that support infant
development.•Intuitive behaviours include altering speech, establishing eye contact and …

Early neonatal relation with the caregiver is vital for newborn survival and for the promotion
of an appropriate neural development. The aim of this study was to assess if the empathic …

Initiation and maintenance of maternal behavior is driven by a complex interaction between
the physiology of parturition and offspring stimulation, causing functional changes in …