Postpartum depression and anxiety are highly prevalent worldwide. Fisher et al., estimated
the prevalence of depression and anxiety at 15.6% during the antenatal and 19.8% during …

Abstract Purpose of Review Suicide is a leading cause of death in the perinatal period
(pregnancy and 1 year postpartum). We review recent findings on prevalence, risk factors …

The intergenerational transmission of psychopathology is one of the strongest known risk
factors for childhood disorder and may be a malleable target for prevention and intervention …

This paper serves as a call to action for increased focus on emotion regulation during
pregnancy. We make this case by summarizing the limited research to date on this topic …

Background Although social rejection is among the strongest proximal precipitants of major
depressive disorder (MDD), little is known about the underlying neurobiological …

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a psychiatric disorder marked by severe affective
instability and poor interpersonal functioning. Existing literature has highlighted that …

Pregnancy is generally viewed as a happy time in the pregnant person's life marking a new
role as a parent. 1 For some, however, pregnancy causes great stress in part because of …

This study tested whether newborn attention and arousal provide a foundation for the
dynamics of respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) in mother–infant dyads. Participants were …

Challenges with childhood emotion regulation may have origins in infancy and forecast later
social and cognitive developmental delays, academic difficulties, and psychopathology. This …

Objective Altered self-reported autonomic reactivity is associated with worse mental health
in the general population. Although dysfunctional changes in ANS during pregnancy have …