Touch is fundamental to interpersonal communication. Until recently, it was unclear how affectionate touch and physical contact affect the brain activity and heart rhythms of mothers and babies. Developmental psychologists ...
Sep 28, 2021
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Most people are familiar with using food as a way to get through a trying time.
Sep 27, 2021
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The extended duration of the COVID-19 pandemic means more women will give birth during the pandemic, and some will have more than one pregnancy and postpartum experience. As physical activity researchers who advocate for ...
Sep 24, 2021
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Children born to mothers who are depressed during and after pregnancy are more likely to develop depressive symptoms themselves by the age of 24, according to new research led by the University of Bristol.
Sep 23, 2021
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Nearly half of New York City mothers who had been trying to become pregnant again before the coronavirus pandemic began stopped in the first few months of the outbreak, a new study shows.
Sep 15, 2021
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The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM) has released its new recommendations on supporting breastfeeding during maternal or child hospitalization. Whenever possible, the lactating mother and breastfeeding infant or child ...
Sep 14, 2021
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More than 3 million women of birthing age in the U.S. and 60 million in the world have diabetes—a disease that occurs when blood sugar is too high. Even when controlled with insulin, and blood sugar levels are kept mostly ...
Sep 9, 2021
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In December 2020, two novel messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines for SARS-CoV-2 received emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; however, the early trials excluded lactating women, leading to questions ...
Sep 8, 2021
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A one-day online therapy session can help treat postpartum depression (PPD), says a study led by McMaster University scientists.
Sep 8, 2021
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Social workers, clinicians and other health and human services professionals must recognize the inner strengths of low-income mothers of color when working with clients experiencing peripartum depression (PPD), according ...
Sep 8, 2021
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