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Introduction: The Mother-Infant Nexus in Archaeology and Anthropology
There is a burgeoning awareness within anthropology and archaeology of the centrality of mother-infant interactions for understanding the evolution...
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Maternal cigarette smoking before or during pregnancy increases the risk of birth congenital anomalies: a population-based retrospective cohort study of 12 million mother-infant pairs
BackgroundThe associations of maternal cigarette smoking with congenital anomalies in offspring have been inconsistent. This study aimed to clarify...
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Maternal–Fetal Attachment in Blind Women Using Physical Model
The first maternal–infant relationships are formed from the baby’s birth through the first years of life. It is a relationship in which the...
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Maternal Feeding Beliefs and Behaviors Relate to Infant Diet and Appetite
IntroductionMaternal feeding practices may be linked to infant obesogenic outcomes, but research to date has focused primarily on infant growth as an...
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A comparative effectiveness study of the Breaking the Cycle and Maxxine Wright intervention programs for substance-involved mothers and their children: study protocol
BackgroundChildren of substance-involved mothers are at especially high risk for exposure to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and poor mental...
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The Ecology of Breastfeeding and Mother-Infant Immune Functions
Science and society are increasingly aware of the relationship between the environment and the immune system, and how this relationship can impact...
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The role of breast milk beta-endorphin and relaxin-2 on infant colic
BackgroundThe relationship between infant colic and breast milk beta-endorphin (BE) and relaxin-2 (RLX-2) has not been studied before.
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Psychosocial predictors of early postpartum depressive and anxious symptoms in primiparous women and their partners
BackgroundWhile the majority of research on postpartum depressive and anxious symptoms has focused on mothers, a growing body of research suggests a...
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Maternal stress and breastfeeding outcomes in the NICU couplet care experience: a prospective cohort study
ObjectiveCouplet care is an innovative approach to provide postpartum care in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) with little known about its...
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Intervening with Fathers and Their Children from the Perspective of the Activation Relationship
To this day, parent-child intervention has been guided by attachment theory, addressing issues of sensitivity and parenting competence from the...
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Factors associated with father–infant bonding during the COVID-19 pandemic: an internet-based cross-sectional study in Japan
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced lifestyles changes and affected the relationships between fathers and their infants. However, the factors associated...
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The influence of infant characteristics on postpartum depression among mothers with hospitalized infant in NICU
PurposeThe purpose of the study to determine the prevalence of mother postpartum depression and to examine the association between infant...
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Parenting and Infant Mental Health in South America
A brief history of the Infant Mental Health field in Argentina and Uruguay is described together with research projects that propose bridges between...
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The relationship between pregnancy and birth experience with maternal-fetal attachment and mother-child bonding: a descriptive-analytical study
BackgroundPregnancy and childbirth experience can be important factors for a pleasant relationship between mother and baby. This study assessed the...
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Do Wild, Male, Crested Macaques (Macaca nigra) Respond to the Screams of Infants Involved in Agonistic Interactions?
Males may increase their fitness by providing care to offspring or to unrelated infants of female “friends” to maximise future mating. The potential...
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The Family Biorhythm: Contributions of the HPA and HPG Axes to Neuroendocrine Attunement
ObjectiveThe vast majority of research on biobehavioral influences on development has focused on mothers and infants, whereas research on paternal...
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Evaluation of respiratory syncytial virus IgG antibody dynamics in mother-infant pairs cohort
RSV is one of the most important agents of lower respiratory infections in childhood. In this study, anti-RSV antibody levels in mother-infant pairs...
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The Process of Attachment
Bowlby and Ainsworth’s contributions to the development of the attachment theory have been significant. Each recognized the importance of the...
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Mothers stick together: how the death of an infant affects female social relationships in a group of wild bonobos (Pan paniscus)
Sociality is widespread among group-living primates and is beneficial in many ways. Sociality amongst female bonobos ( Pan paniscus ) has been proposed...
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The infant–doctor relationship: an examination of infants’ distress reactions in the presence of a doctor
Fear of doctors is a common source of distress among infants; however, the underlying sources of this distress are unknown. To investigate the...
