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Mother-Father Differences in Risk Factors for Postnatal Psychological Distress: Results from the German SKKIPPI Cohort Study
The postnatal period is a potentially vulnerable time for families and can be associated with psychological distress in mothers and fathers. The aim...
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The mediating role of parenting sense of competence on the relationship between social support and postnatal depressive symptoms
Postnatal depressive symptoms have harmful effects on families’ well-being. This study reports the dyadic interactions between fathers’ and mothers’...
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Mother–Infant Interaction and Maternal Postnatal Psychological Distress Associate with Child’s Social-Emotional Development During Early Childhood: A FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study
We studied the effects of mother–infant interaction and maternal pre- and postnatal psychological distress on children’s social-emotional problems...
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Maternal Prenatal Distress, Maternal Pre- and Postnatal Bonding and Behavioral and Emotional Problems in Toddlers. A Secondary Analysis of the IRIS Study
Maternal prenatal distress (i.e., anxiety and depressive symptoms) increases the risk for childhood behavioral and emotional problems. So far, the...
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The Impact of a Mindfulness App on Postnatal Distress
ObjectivesThe present study investigated the effectiveness of an 8-week mindfulness mobile phone app on women’s depression, anxiety, stress and...
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Autistic People’s Perinatal Experiences II: A Survey of Childbirth and Postnatal Experiences
Qualitative accounts indicate there are sensory and communication related barriers to adequate childbirth and postnatal healthcare for autistic...
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Postnatal Depression and Homelessness in Women Living in High-Income Countries: A Sco** Review
Postnatal depression (PND) is estimated to affect approximately 17% of mothers, and if left untreated can have negative health consequences, not only...
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Unique Contributions of Maternal Prenatal and Postnatal Emotion Dysregulation on Infant Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia
Prenatal intrauterine exposures and postnatal caregiving environments may both shape the development of infant parasympathetic nervous system (PNS)...
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Towards Preventative Psychiatry: Concurrent and Longitudinal Predictors of Postnatal Maternal-Infant Bonding
Maternal-infant bonding is important for children’s positive development. Poor maternal-infant bonding is a risk factor for negative mother and...
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Coding Interactive Behaviour Instrument: Mother-Infant Interaction Quality, Construct Validity, Measurement Invariance, and Postnatal Depression and Anxiety
The quality of parent-child interaction has consistently been associated with child psychosocial outcomes. Postnatal depression (PND) and anxiety...
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Prenatal Programming of Postnatal Plasticity
The negative effects of prenatal stress on child wellbeing have been extensively documented. Here we consider a radically different perspective—that...
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The role of early adversity and cognitive vulnerability in postnatal stress and depression
The purpose of the present study was to examine vulnerability factors in expecting parents that might lead to mental illness in the perinatal period....
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Preschool Behavioral Problems: Links with Maternal Oxytocin and Caregiving Sensitivity in the Postnatal Period, and Concurrent Maternal Psychopathology and Attachment State-of-Mind
This study investigated maternal oxytocin, caregiving sensitivity and mother-to-infant bonding at 3-months postpartum as predictors of child behavior...
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Assessing the Feasibility and Acceptability of Pre- and Postnatal Mindfulness-based Programs with Mothers Experiencing Low Income
This study examined the feasibility and accessibility of brief perinatal mindfulness-based interventions (1 prenatal, 2 postnatal) aimed at...
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Can the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale-3A be used to screen for anxiety?
BackgroundAnxiety in the ante- and postnatal period is prevalent, often co-occurs with depression, and can have adverse consequences for the infant....
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Postnatal Depression: The Role of “Good Mother” Ideals and Maternal Shame in a Community Sample of Mothers in Australia
Contemporary literature confirms that “good mother” ideology dominates cultural discourses of motherhood in Australia, USA, United Kingdom, and...
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A Longitudinal Study of Maternal Postnatal Bonding and Psychosocial Factors that Contribute to Social-Emotional Development
In this longitudinal study, we examined how maternal bonding and psycho-social factors are associated with social-emotional problems in two-year-old...
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The Prenatal Couple Relationship: Relations with Postnatal Family Dynamics and Child Outcomes
This chapter draws on past and ongoing research from the Partners to Parents Project, a longitudinal study of 125 heterosexual couples undergoing the...