Perinatal depression is a health concern among pregnant and postpartum adolescents as it
may negatively impact fetal development and result in complications such as preterm …

Background: Developing maternal competence in first time mothers has a significant impact
on neonate's growth psychosocial development and neonates growth and psychological …

Recently, there has been an increase in feelings of loneliness and mental health conditions
among adolescents. Within this population, parenting teens are at an increased risk for …

Neuroinflammation is implicated in contributing to a variety of neurologic and somatic
illnesses including Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), and depression. In …

Abstract Background Pospartum Depression (PPD) causes significant adverse effects on
mothers and their offspring. The condition is considered to have multiple pathogenic factors …

Given the high co-occurrence of depression and parental stress among adolescent mothers,
we evaluated the relationship between parental stress and postpartum depression among …

The transition to parenthood can be challenging for many women and their personal
experience of this transition has been shown to affect their well-being and the development …

BACKGROUND: Teen mothers often present with depression, social complexity, and
inadequate parenting skills. Many have rapid repeat pregnancy, which increases risk for …

Smartphones provide users with a vast array of tools to reach out to the world. Smartphones
can be used to reach out interpersonally with family, friends, and acquaintances, they can be …

The aims of the current study were to examine the indirect effect of the perceived impact of
pregnancy on quality of life (QoL) through the severity of depressive symptoms among a …