Postpartum stress has been shown to have an association with infant growth, nutrition,
bonding, temperament and ultimately childhood mental wellbeing. When persistent …

Background Pregnancy and childbirth are significant events in women's lives and most
women have expectations or plans for how they hope their labour and birth will go. It is …

Importance There is widespread interest in associations between maternal perinatal
depression and anxiety and offspring development; however, to date, there has been no …

This review examines the effectiveness of positive parenting interventions aimed at
improving sensitivity, responsiveness, and/or non-harsh discipline on children's early …

Infants prefer to be addressed with infant-directed speech (IDS). IDS benefits language
acquisition through amplified low-frequency amplitude modulations. It has been reported …

Background Depression during pregnancy and after the birth of a child is highly prevalent
and an important public health problem. Psychological interventions are the first-line …

Background Postpartum depression (PPD) is a prevalent public health issue. Although
ketamine has prophylactic effects on PPD in women undergoing cesarean section, the …

Background Maternal depression during the perinatal period predicts adverse
developmental outcomes for children, via poorly understood mechanisms. One plausible …

Postpartum depression (PPD) places a burden on maternal health. PPD exerts a negative
impact on mothers' health and children's life. The purpose of this research was to identify the …

Background There is substantial evidence that postpartum depression (PPD) is associated
with a poor mother-infant bond, however, fewer studies have examined the role of other …