Background: New parents are vulnerable to fatigue and depressive symptoms. Many studies
have reported significant positive correlations between the two in postpartum parents, but …

For new mothers, coping with infant distress is challenging. Mothers' self-efficacy in emotion-
related parenting plays critical roles in shaping their adaptation and children's development …

Introduction: Maternal burn-out is a psychological, emotional and physiological condition
resulting from the accumulation of various stressors characterised by a moderate but also a …

The need for services targeting fathers in the perinatal period is increasingly apparent. To
maximize engagement, such interventions need to be father focused, but men's experiences …

Background Emerging evidence indicates that parental fatigue is associated with low
warmth and increased hostility in parent–child interactions. One possible pathway by which …

Aims To identify the course of maternal fatigue during the first 6 months postpartum and to
determine factors associated with it. Design A prospective cohort study. Methods Women …

Background Fatigue is prevalent in new parents and is associated with poorer functional
performance and cognitive functioning. This can be particularly detrimental during the …

Background The consequences of having an excessively crying infant in the family are
acknowledged in research, yet to our knowledge, no literature review has been made …

Objective Parenthood is one of the most dramatic developmental transitions in the family life
cycle. It requires profound changes in lifestyle, roles and relationships, can increase stress …

Night-waking is typical across infancy and early childhood, inevitably disrupting family sleep.
For some children, sleep problems develop and endure throughout childhood. This …