Researchers found that five-year-olds exposed to paternal depression are more prone to behavioral issues in grade school.

When oxytocin is inhaled via a nasal spray, it increases breast milk oxytocin levels, but it has less of an effect in new ...

Up to 25% of new mothers suffer from postpartum depression, which can significantly impact their parenting behavior and the ...

I find women to generally be nurturing, caring, and kind. Mothers go well beyond that. Mothers are selfless, anticipate other people’s wants and needs, nurture, are supportive, protective, show ...

And as new research from Rutgers Health reveals, when paternal depression goes undiagnosed or unaddressed, the negative social and behavioral effects on children can persist for years. In a study ...

In his latest book, The Anxious Generation, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt sets out his comprehensive diagnosis of the problems caused by the mass integration of smartphones into every aspect of ...

A new study reveals significant associations between postpartum depression, mother-to-infant bonding, and child difficulties. Notably, secure early bonding was found to partially buffer the long ...

Postpartum maternal mental health and mother-to-infant bonding are well-established as critical factors in a child's psychosocial development.