Introduction: The postpartum period represents the time of risk for the emergence of
maternal postpartum depression. There are no systematic reviews of the overall maternal …

Maternal depression, a non-psychotic depressive episode of mild to major severity, is one of
the major contributors of pregnancy-related morbidity and mortality. Maternal depression …

Perinatal mental disorders are associated with increased risk of psychological and
developmental disturbances in children. However, these disturbances are not inevitable. In …

Major developments in attachment research over the past 2 decades have introduced
parental mentalization as a predictor of infant–parent attachment security. Parental …

Maternal sensitivity plays a central role in shaping children's development across a number
of domains, and may be disrupted by depression. The current meta-analysis quantified the …

Studies examining mechanisms underlying associations between maternal depression and
adverse child outcomes (including behaviour, socioemotional adjustment, and emotion …

This book addresses the origins of attachment in mother–infant face-to-face communication
and its implications for adult treatment. Mother–infant communication provides the …

A microanalysis of 4-month mother-infant face-to-face communication revealed a fine-
grained specification of communication processes that predicted 12-month insecure …

Poverty and associated health, nutrition, and social factors prevent at least 200 million
children in developing countries from attaining their developmental potential. We review the …

Downloaded from high-income world for a number of reasons. Postnatal depression (PND)
is common, with prevalence rates estimated at around 7–13% in high-income countries. 2 …