Review
Nursing
Nurcan Kirca, Derya Adibelli
Summary: The skin-to-skin contact (SSC) method has positive effects on postpartum depression by reducing mothers' depressive symptoms and physiological stress, enhancing the mother-infant relationship, and promoting infant development.
PERSPECTIVES IN PSYCHIATRIC CARE
(2021)
Article
Nursing
Heajin Cho, Ihn Sook Jeong
Summary: Increasing daily kangaroo mother care time was found to have a positive impact on reducing postpartum depression, but changes in mother-infant attachment were not related to contact time. Nurses should encourage mothers to participate in kangaroo mother care programs. Further studies considering various contacts, such as baby massage or bathing, are recommended.
NURSING & HEALTH SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Psychiatry
Paraskevi Mavrogiorgou, Shirin Diop, Luc Turmes, Christina Specht, Simon Vanscheidt, Sabine Seehagen, Georg Juckel
Summary: The study found that mothers with postpartum depression are more likely to exhibit inactive, less positive, and more rejective behaviors towards their infants, as well as display disengaged affect. Distortions in mothers' mental functioning may influence dysfunctional mother-infant interactions.
PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Emily E. Little, Lisa Bain, Jennifer Hahn-Holbrook
Summary: This study aimed to test whether providing an ergonomic infant carrier would reduce postpartum depression symptomatology. The findings showed that participants in the intervention group used the infant carrier more often and reported fewer depressive symptoms at 6 weeks postpartum compared to the control group.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
J. A. Macdonald, C. Greenwood, P. Letcher, E. A. Spry, H. M. McAnally, K. Thomson, D. Hutchinson, G. J. Youssef, J. McIntosh, R. J. Hancox, G. C. Patton, C. A. Olsson
Summary: Persistent symptoms of depression or anxiety during adolescence and young adulthood predict poorer emotional bonding with infants 1 year after birth for both mothers and fathers.
SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Ozra Barooj-Kiakalaee, Seyed-Hamzeh Hosseini, Reza-Ali Mohammadpour-Tahmtan, Monirolsadate Hosseini-Tabaghdehi, Shayesteh Jahanfar, Zahra Esmaeili-Douki, Zohreh Shahhosseini
Summary: This study aimed to explore the relationship between paternal postpartum depression and maternal prenatal and postpartum depression, as well as marital satisfaction. The results showed that maternal prenatal and postpartum depression, as well as paternal prenatal depression, were associated with paternal postpartum depression. Additionally, marital satisfaction had a direct and indirect relationship with paternal postpartum depression.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Alessandra Biaggi, Katie Hazelgrove, Freddie Waites, Rebecca H. Bind, Andrew J. Lawrence, Montserrat Fuste, Susan Conroy, Louise M. Howard, Mitul A. Mehta, Maddalena Miele, Gertrude Seneviratne, Susan Pawlby, Carmine M. Pariante, Paola Dazzan
Summary: This study aimed to investigate mother-infant interaction and infant development in women at-risk of postpartum psychosis (PP), with and without a postpartum relapse. The study found that women at-risk of PP, regardless of whether they had a psychiatric relapse within 4 weeks after delivery, had less synchronous mother-infant interactions and infants with less optimal cognitive, language, motor and socio-emotional development. The synchrony in the dyad predicted infant cognitive and language development.
PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Raymond Nowak, Frederic Levy, Elodie Chaillou, Fabien Cornilleau, Juliette Cognie, Pierre-Guy Marnet, Peter D. Williams, Matthieu Keller
Summary: The study found that both delayed access to the mother's udder and administration of an OT receptor antagonist altered the onset of mother preference in newborn lambs. This suggests that central OT facilitates the development of filial attachment through its release during suckling.
FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Psychiatry
Pia Eitenmueller, Siegmund Koehler, Oliver Hirsch, Hanna Christiansen
Summary: This study examines the impact of prepartum depression and birth experience on postpartum mental health and mother-infant bonding. The results suggest that addressing mental health issues during pregnancy can lead to a more positive birth experience and potentially reduce postpartum depressive symptoms, which in turn can promote child development. Group differences between primiparous and multiparous mothers indicate that the birth experience may be a crucial factor influencing postpartum mental health.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Review
Pediatrics
Xiang Huang, Meiling Chen, Rongrong Fu, Wei He, Yujing He, Haojie Shentu, Suping Zhu
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of kangaroo-mother care (KMC) combined with neonatal phototherapy (NNPT) in treating neonates with non-pathological jaundice. The meta-analysis included five studies and the results showed that the group receiving KMC combined with NNPT had lower serum bilirubin levels at 72 hours, shorter duration of phototherapy, and shorter duration of hospitalization compared to the NNPT group. The peak bilirubin levels did not differ between the two groups of neonates.
FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Sherryl H. Goodman, Maria Muzik, Diana I. Simeonova, Sharon A. Kidd, Margaret Tresch Owen, Bruce Cooper, Christine Y. Kim, Katherine L. Rosenblum, Sandra J. Weiss
Summary: Research shows a link between mothers' postpartum depression and negative interactions with their infants. This study examined the interactions between mothers and their 6- and 12-month-old infants among women at elevated risk for depression. The results showed that these depression-vulnerable mothers exhibited high levels of sensitivity and positive regard, and low levels of intrusiveness, detachment, and negative regard with their infants. Factor analysis identified two main factors-positive engagement and negative intrusiveness-that remained consistent from 6 to 12 months of infant age. The study highlights the importance of further research into predictors and moderators of women's interactions with their infant in postpartum depression.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Ozlem Erten, Ismail Biyik, Cenk Soysal, Onur Ince, Nadi Keskin, Yasemin Tasci
Summary: This study examined postpartum depression and maternal-infant attachment scores in uninfected women during the COVID-19 pandemic in Kutahya, a rural province in Turkey. The results showed a postpartum depression rate of 17.4%. It was found that factors such as education level, maternal age, BMI, MIBQ score were similar between depressed and non-depressed patients. The odds of postpartum depression were 3.068 times higher for patients who received guests at home compared to those who did not.
BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Anish Keepanasseril, Smriti Singh, Balaji Bharadwaj
Summary: This study assesses the incidence of postpartum depression, maternal confidence about parenting, and maternal-infant bonding characteristics in first-time mothers. The results suggest that first-time mothers have good confidence in the transition to motherhood, but a significant proportion of women experience difficulties in maternal-infant bonding, especially those with moderate to severe depression.
JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE AND INFANT PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Evolutionary Biology
Annika Gunst, My Sunden, Riikka Korja, Amy M. Boddy, Jennifer Kotler, E. Juulia Paavonen, Henna-Maria Uusitupa, Linnea Karlsson, Hasse Karlsson, Jan Antfolk
Summary: Postpartum depression may result from conflicts over maternal investment between mother and infant, involving maternal fatigue and breastfeeding frequency, but not due to metabolic strain. Studying from a mother-offspring conflict perspective could improve understanding of their behavioral processes and help in interventions for their well-being.
EVOLUTION MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Eydie L. Moses-Kolko, Layla Banihashemi, Alison E. Hipwell
Summary: The study found that hippocampal gray matter volume was inversely associated with positive maternal caregiving, while similar findings in the vmPFC did not remain significant after correction for multiple comparisons. ELS, particularly physical assault, was associated with reduced GM volumes, but was unrelated to observed maternal caregiving.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2021)
Article
Infectious Diseases
Asmaa A. El-Madbouly, Asmaa A. El Sehemawy, Noha A. Eldesoky, Heba Mohammed Abd Elgalil, Amal M. Ahmed
INFECTION AND DRUG RESISTANCE
(2019)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Asmaa Abd El Wakeel Elsehmawy, Safinaz Ebrahim El-Toukhy, Nora Mohamed Ahmed Seliem, Rehab Selim Moustafa, Doaa Sayed Mohammed
DIABETES METABOLIC SYNDROME AND OBESITY-TARGETS AND THERAPY
(2019)
Article
Infectious Diseases
Asmaa A. El Sehmawy, Abeer M. Abdul-Mohymen, Nora Seliem, Reham Y. Elamir, Hanan F. Ibrahim, Nihal A. Mahmoud, Aml E. Abdou
Summary: Early neonatal sepsis is associated with an increase in the percentage of CD86 positive monocytes. Serum levels of IL-17 are positively correlated with increased levels of serum procalcitonin among septic neonates.
INFECTION AND DRUG RESISTANCE
(2021)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Asmaa A. El Sehmawy, Fatma Elzhraa Ahmed Diab, Donia Ahmed Hassan, Doaa Sayed Mohammed, Mona Gamal El Din Al Anany, Noha A. Eldesoky, Reham Yousri Elamir
Summary: The study found that obese children had higher weight Z scores, waist-to-height ratios, serum cholesterol, LDL, and TG levels, as well as lower HDL levels. Higher levels of serum lipocalin-2 and adipsin and lower IL-10 levels were observed in the obese group. The results suggest that measuring general and central adiposity markers as well as serum lipocalin-2 can predict insulin resistance in obese children.
DIABETES METABOLIC SYNDROME AND OBESITY-TARGETS AND THERAPY
(2022)
Article
Pediatrics
Asmaa A. El Sehmawy, Donia Ahmed Hassan, Reham Yousri Elamir, Noha Abdel-Rahman Eldesoky, Mona Gamal El Din Al Anany, Doaa Aly Abd El-Fattah, Shahinaz El Attar, Alzahra Abdelbadea
Summary: This study found that children with thalassemia major have increased levels of coagulation activation markers, increased serum copper levels, and decreased serum zinc levels. It was also observed that there is a negative correlation between serum TAT levels and hemoglobin levels, as well as a negative correlation between TAT complex and beta-TG with serum zinc.
JOURNAL OF TROPICAL PEDIATRICS
(2022)
Article
Biology
Asmaa Abd El Wakeel Elsehmawy, Rasha Mohammed Gouda, Nora Mohamed Ahmed Seliem, RehamYousri Elamir, Doaa Sayed Mohammed
BIOSCIENCE RESEARCH
(2019)