Exposure to stress during critical periods in development can have severe long-term
consequences, increasing overall risk on psychopathology. One of the key stress response …

During the perinatal period, the brain is particularly sensitive to remodelling by
environmental factors. Adverse early‐life experiences, such as stress exposure or …

In the mammalian peripartum period, the activity of both the brain oxytocin and vasopressin
system is elevated as part of the physiological adaptations occurring in the mother. This is …

A successful pregnancy requires multiple adaptations of the mother's physiology to optimize
fetal growth and development, to protect the fetus from adverse programming, to provide …

Gonadotropins and their receptors' genes carry several single-nucleotide polymorphisms
resulting in endocrine genotypes modulating reproductive parameters, diseases, and …

Prolactin (PRL) is one of the most versatile hormones known. It is considered an adaptive
hormone due to the key roles it plays in the modulation of the stress response and during …

Stress exposure during pregnancy can 'programme'adult behaviour and hypothalamic‐
pituitary‐adrenal (HPA) axis stress responsiveness. In the present study, we utilised an …

Over the past 40 years, it has been recognised that the maternal hypothalamic‐pituitary‐
adrenal (HPA) axis undergoes adaptations through pregnancy and lactation that might …

The time around birth is accompanied by behavioural and physiological adaptations of the
maternal brain, which ensure reproductive functions, maternal care and the survival of the …

The social environment is one of the primary sources of challenging stimuli that can induce a
stress response in animals. It comprises both short-term and stable interactions among …