Our prospective study aimed to evaluate maternal stress one year after the birth of newborns hospitalized for high risk condition. Methods: Mothers of newborn babies hospitalized at birth because ...

Perinatal maternal stress may alter gut microbiota in mothers and infants, potentially increasing inflammatory bacteria ...

Maternal stress could leave epigenetic imprints on genes in the placenta associated with cortisol — a necessary hormone for foetal development — and this would affect the baby’s development ...

Before active surveillance, 6 out of 10 maternal deaths were missing from official records; a new system is changing that.

Maternal stress could leave epigenetic imprints on genes in the placenta associated with cortisol — a necessary hormone for fetal development — and this would affect the baby's development ...

and psychological distress during pregnancy and postpartum. Interventions target areas such as symptom reduction, maternal-infant interaction, and relationship with partner (e.g., spouse). This ...

At least one thousand eight hundred and forty two (1,842) distress calls have been received by the Ambulance service in ...