http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. UNC researchers are launching a 5-year study aimed at understanding the role of oxytocin in postpartum depression and bonding between mothers and babies. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-link-postpartum-depression-hormone.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 10 May 2013 07:50:01 EST news287388997 Researchers at the University of Waterloo have found that children hear more complex language from parents when they read a storybook with only pictures compared to a picture-vocabulary book. The findings appear in the latest issue of the journal First Language. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-wordless-storybooks-toddlers-expose-richer_1.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:37:11 EST news286479422 A new study debunks the myth that younger moms are more likely to "bounce back" after having a baby – teenage pregnancy actually makes women more likely to become obese. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-teen-moms-greater-obesity.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:45:46 EST news285590738 (Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the University of Waterloo have found that children hear more complex language from parents when they read a storybook with only pictures compared to a picture-vocabulary book. The findings appear in the latest issue of the journal First Language. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-wordless-storybooks-toddlers-expose-richer.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 18 Apr 2013 07:30:49 EST news285489042 One of the federal government's goals in tweaking the content of its food packages for the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) nutrition program was to encourage more new mothers to breastfeed. The changes, which took effect in 2009, produced mixed results, however. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-moms-breastfeed-effects-nutrition-choice.html Pediatrics Thu, 21 Feb 2013 06:16:26 EST news280649774 Researchers long have evaluated the roles parents play in children's development. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri have found that mothers' directiveness, the extent to which they try to control the content and pace of young children's play, varies based on the children's ages and the mothers' ethnicities. In addition, the study found that the more directive the mothers were during play, the less engaged children were with them and the more negative emotion the children displayed toward their mothers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-mothers-behavior-playtime-linked-young.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:30:41 EST news279221427 (Medical Xpress)—Postpartum depression not only affects mothers but it could mean higher health risks for the baby – especially in low-income countries like Ghana where the condition isn't well-recognized, University of Michigan Health System research shows. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-postpartum-depression-prevalent-under-developed-countries.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Tue, 08 Jan 2013 11:43:32 EST news276867801 (HealthDay)—Women who are overweight or obese should gain less weight during pregnancy than moms-to-be of normal weight, according to new recommendations by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-overweight-scale-weight-gain-pregnancy.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Fri, 21 Dec 2012 05:38:24 EST news275290681 The value that an expectant mother places on family—regardless of the reality of her own family situation—predicts the birthweight of her baby and whether the child will develop asthma symptoms three years later, according to new research from USC. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-baby-health-tied-mother-family.html Health Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:59:34 EST news273772728 Working moms striving to "have it all" now can add another perk to their list of benefits — health. New research from University of Akron Assistant Sociology Professor Adrianne Frech finds that moms who work full time are healthier at age 40 than stay-at-home moms, moms who work part time, or moms who have some work history, but are repeatedly unemployed. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-benefits-paycheck-moms.html Health Sun, 19 Aug 2012 12:40:01 EST news264554538 Two new studies presented today at the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior's (SNEB) annual conference may make it easier for moms to get their kids to eat – and enjoy – vegetables. Both studies were conducted by SNEB president Brian Wansink, PhD, the John Dyson Professor of Consumer Behavior at Cornell University, and funded by Birds Eye, the country's leading vegetable brand that recently launched a three-year campaign to inspire kids to eat more veggies. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-reveal-hidden-insights-vegetable.html Health Mon, 16 Jul 2012 10:13:11 EST news261652383 Everyone is strapped for time, especially busy moms and dads. From sporting events to music rehearsals or just acting as a chauffeur, it’s hard to squeeze everything in. The juggling act becomes even more stressful when a child gets sick. Still, kids’ health is a priority. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-check-up-child-doctor.html Health Fri, 01 Jun 2012 10:37:56 EST news257765864 In early results of a large-scale randomized study published in 2010 and led by researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, giving daily antiretroviral drugs (ART) to HIV-infected moms or their breastfeeding babies for 28 weeks proved safe and effective for preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission through breast milk. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-longer-breastfeeding-antiretroviral-drugs-hiv.html HIV & AIDS Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:30:03 EST news254592611 Depressed mothers are more likely to needlessly wake up their infants at night than mothers who are not depressed, according to Penn State researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-depressed-moms-behavior-role-infants.html Health Tue, 17 Apr 2012 03:17:50 EST news253851462 (Medical Xpress) -- Even for well-prepared couples, the transition to parenthood can be downright stressful. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-blogging-eases-transition-motherhood.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 09 Jan 2012 06:40:01 EST news245312900 Young children whose mothers talk with them more frequently and in more detail about people's thoughts and feelings tend to be better at taking another's perspective than other children of the same age. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-moms-children-perspective-taking-ability.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 22 Dec 2011 04:40:01 EST news243750520 Teens who more openly express their own viewpoints in discussions with their moms, even if their viewpoints disagree, are more likely than others to resist peer pressure to use drugs or drink. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-teens-views-mom-resist-peer.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 22 Dec 2011 04:26:36 EST news243750323 Mothers with jobs tend to be healthier and happier than moms who stay at home during their children's infancy and pre-school years, according to a new study published by the American Psychological Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-moms-stay-at-home.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:15:03 EST news242910891 Children who are persistently aggressive, defiant, and explosive by the time they're in kindergarten very often have tumultuous relationships with their parents from early on. A new longitudinal study suggests that a cycle involving parenting styles and hostility between mothers and toddlers is at play. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-uncovers-clues-young-children-aggressive.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 26 Oct 2011 02:50:02 EST news238814896 (AP) -- Makers of the controversial chemical bisphenol-A have asked federal regulators to phase out rules that allow its use in baby bottles and sippy cups, saying those products haven't contained the plastic-hardening ingredient for two years. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-chemical-makers-bpa-longer-bottles.html Health Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:25:23 EST news237223508 Children whose mothers are successfully treated for depression show progressive and marked improvement in their own behaviors even a year after their moms discontinue treatment, new UT Southwestern Medical Center-led research shows. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-successful-depression-treatment-mothers-long-term.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 10 May 2011 09:18:34 EST news224237893 That special method to make spaghetti sauce can certainly come from a mother's influence -- but research shows that mothers have a big impact on their kids' food preferences for certain flavors even before a baby enters the world. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-mom-garlic.html Health Thu, 05 May 2011 11:20:19 EST news223813201