Depression represents a global mental health concern, and disproportionally affects women
as they are twice more likely to be diagnosed than men. In this review, we provide a …

This article is part of a Special Issue “Parental Care”. Pregnancy and postpartum are
associated with dramatic alterations in steroid and peptide hormones which alter the …

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 …

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

Maternal neglect, including physical and emotional neglect, is a pervasive public health
challenge with serious long‐term effects on child health and development. I provide an …

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 …

Recent studies demonstrate that exposure to stress changes the composition of the
intestinal microbiota, which is associated with development of stress-induced changes to …

Abstract Postpartum depression affects 10–20% of women following birth and exerts
persisting adverse consequences on both mother and child. An incomplete understanding of …

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 …

Chronic psychosocial stress is a recognized risk factor for various affective and somatic
disorders. In an established murine model of chronic psychosocial stress, exposure to …