Background Postpartum depression (PPD) poses a major global public health challenge.
PPD is the most common complication associated with childbirth and exerts harmful effects …

The pregnancy period represents a unique window of opportunity to identify risks to both the
fetus and mother and to deter the intergenerational transmission of adversity and mental …

Objective Information about the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescent
and adult mental health is growing, yet the impacts on preschool children are only emerging …

Mental disorders are among the most common morbidities of pregnancy and the postnatal
period, and can have adverse effects on the mother, her child, and family. This Series paper …

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 …

Postpartum depression (PPD) is one of the most frequent complications of childbirth
affecting~ 500,000 women annually (prevalence 10% to 15%). Despite the documented …

Postpartum depression (PPD) adversely affects the health and well being of many new
mothers, their infants, and their families. A comprehensive understanding of biopsychosocial …

Background Perinatal depression has a significant impact on both mother and child.
However, the influence of hormonal changes during pregnancy and the postpartum period …

Overexposure of the developing fetus to glucocorticoids is hypothesised to be one of the key
mechanisms linking early life development with later life disease. The maternal …

The prevalence of postpartum depression is approximately 13%. Postpartum depression is
associated with a higher maternal morbidity and mortality, and also with pervasive effects on …