Background Social support during pregnancy can alleviate emotional and physical
pressures, improving the well-being of mother and child. Understanding women's lived …

Women are nearly twice as likely to develop mood disorders compared with men, and
incidence is greatest during reproductive transitions, including pregnancy and postpartum …

Prenatal stress can lead to long-term adverse effects that increase the risk of anxiety and
other emotional disorders in offspring. The in utero underpinnings contributing to such …

Abstract The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is the most commonly used
screening tool for perinatal depression. However, the 10th item of the EPDS intended to …

Abstract Background Approximately, 100,000 US women receive emergency care after
sexual assault each year, but no large‐scale study has examined the incidence of …

Background Pregnancy is a complex period that implies many biopsychosocial changes,
and the way women adapt to these changes impacts their well-being and the chances of …

Objective: Women who have experienced childhood maltreatment are at increased risk for
experiencing mental health problems. When these occur during pregnancy, they are …

Sex hormones such as estradiol (E2) have long‐lasting influence on brain architecture.
Recent studies indicate further structural changes during hormonal transition periods …

Women who have experienced adverse childhood events (ACEs) around puberty are at the
greatest risk for neuropsychiatric disorders across the lifespan. This population is …

Nature-based interventions represent promising candidates for supporting mothers and
infants in the postnatal period, which is a vulnerable time for mothers to experience mental …