Women that become mothers face notable physiological adaptations during this life-period.
Neuroimaging studies of the last decade have provided grounded evidence that women's …

Research shows that a woman's brain and body undergo drastic changes to support her
transition to parenthood during the perinatal period. The presence of this plasticity suggests …

Objective Women can develop posttraumatic stress disorder in response to experienced or
perceived traumatic, often medically complicated, childbirth; the prevalence of these events …

Objective: Postpartum women can develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in
response to complicated, traumatic childbirth; prevalence of these events remains high in …

The transition to parenthood entails brain adaptations to the demands of caring for a
newborn. This chapter reviews recent neuroscience findings on human parenting, focusing …

In recent years, growing evidence suggests that traumatic childbirth resulting in maternal
morbidity affects a significant portion of women globally. Beyond severe maternal physical …

OBJECTIVE: Women can develop posttraumatic stress disorder in response to experienced
or perceived traumatic, often medically complicated, childbirth; the prevalence of these …