For decades, national paid maternity leave policies of 12 weeks or more have been
established in every industrialized country except the United States. Despite women …

Depression and obesity represent two of the most common complications during pregnancy
and are associated with severe health risks for both the mother and the child. Although …

Background The optimal dosage and method of esketamine for postpartum depressive
symptoms (PDS) are unclear. We conducted a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to …

Objective: A fine-tuned balance of glucocorticoid receptor (GR) activation is essential for
organ formation, with disturbances influencing many health outcomes. In utero …

Background Neurocognitive deficits are common among youth with mental disorders, and
patterns of aberrant brain function generally cross diagnostic boundaries. This study …

Background Elevated maternal psychological distress during pregnancy is linked to adverse
outcomes in offspring. The potential effects of intensified levels of maternal distress during …

Background Theories of the intergenerational transmission of depression emphasize
alterations in emotion processing among offspring of depressed mothers as a key risk …

Pregnancy and the transition to parenthood is an important period marked by dramatic
neurobiological and psychosocial changes that may have implications for the health of …

Importance Clinical decision-making on antidepressant treatment during pregnancy,
particularly selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), is challenging, as both prenatal …

In-utero exposure to maternal psychological distress is increasingly linked with disrupted
fetal and neonatal brain development and long‐term neurobehavioral dysfunction in …