Oxytocin (OT), a nonapeptide, has a variety of functions. Despite extensive studies on OT
over past decades, our understanding of its neural functions and their regulation remains …

Background The reproductive hormone oxytocin facilitates labour, birth and postpartum
adaptations for women and newborns. Synthetic oxytocin is commonly given to induce or …

Although numerous studies have found that maternal anxiety is a risk factor for the
development of children's problem behaviors, and there is a possible role of genes in the …

The first clinical applications of oxytocin (OT) were in obstetrics as a hormone to start and
speed up labor and to control postpartum hemorrhage. Discoveries in the 1960s and 1970s …

Oxytocin (OT) plays a pivotal role in early parent–child relationship formation and bonding
that is critical for the social, cognitive, and emotional development of the child. Therefore …

Although it remains debatable, exogenous oxytocin, commonly used for labour induction
and augmentation, reportedly increases risks of neurodevelopment delay, attention …

The neuropeptide oxytocin has historically been associated with reproduction and maternal
behavior. However, more recent research has uncovered that oxytocin has a much wider …

The Mother-to-Infant Bonding Scale (MIBS) is among the most popular measurement tools to
evaluate caregiver-infant attachment. We carried out a meta-analysis study to explore the …

Background Although there is evidence that maternal perinatal mental disorders are
associated with emotional/behavioral problems in children, the long-term impacts of …

The receptor for advanced glycation end-products (RAGE), a pattern recognition molecule,
has a role in the remodeling of vascular endothelial cells mainly in lungs, kidney and brain …