Ten to twenty percent of postpartum women experience anxiety or depressive disorders,
which can have detrimental effects on the mother, child, and family. Little is known about the …

Healthy mother–infant interactions are critical for the physical, cognitive, and psychological
development of offspring. Such interactions rely on numerous factors, including a positive …

Pregnancy and the postpartum period involve numerous physiological adaptations that
enable the development and survival of the offspring. A distinct neural plasticity …

This is a selective review that provides the context for the study of perinatal affective disorder
mechanisms and outlines directions for future research. We integrate existing literature …

Postpartum psychiatric changes can range from maternity blues to psychosis. Causality is
still undetermined, but explanations for these disturbances often focus on hormonal changes …

Quality of mothering relies on the integrity of multiple physiological and behavioral systems
and on two maternal factors, one proximal and one distal, that have a great impact on how a …

The time of pregnancy, birth, and lactation, is characterized by numerous specific alterations
in several systems of the maternal body. Peripartum‐associated changes in physiology and …

Maternal perinatal mental health has enormous consequences for the well-being of the
mother, her baby, and the family. Although it is well documented that perinatal depression is …

Recent evidence suggests that postpartum depression is associated with reduced amygdala
(AMY) response to negative stimuli. However, given the anhedonic features of PPD, it is …

PPD represents a significant public health problem with prevalence estimates ranging from
12% to 19% and clear negative implications for both maternal and infant health and …