El desarrollo socio-emocional y la regulación emocional constituyen logros centrales
durante la primera infancia ocurriendo en un contexto relacional y contribuyendo al logro de …

Background Stress before conception and during pregnancy is associated with less
favorable maternal and child health. Alterations in prenatal cortisol levels may serve as a …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic has been uniquely challenging for pregnant and
postpartum women. Uncontrollable stress amplifies risk for maternal depression and anxiety …

Despite extensive investigations of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21 (DASS-21)
since its development in 1995, its factor structure and other psychometric properties still …

Research shows that a woman's brain and body undergo drastic changes to support her
transition to parenthood during the perinatal period. The presence of this plasticity suggests …

Background: Maternal depressive symptoms in pregnancy may affect offspring health
through prenatal programming of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis. The …

Objective To assess whether Family Integrated Care (FICare) in the neonatal intensive care
unit improves maternal chronic physiological stress and child behavior at 18 months of …

Background Development of the maternal antenatal attachment (MAA) constitutes an
important aspect of the transition into motherhood. Early identification of women at risk of …

Objective Experiences of stress and adversity, such as intimate partner violence, confer risk
for psychiatric problems across the life span. The effects of these risks are disproportionately …

The prenatal period represents a critical time for brain growth and development. These rapid
neurological advances render the fetus susceptible to various influences with life-long …