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Amid the fanfare about a new medication for postpartum depression, it’s important to remember that PPD is underdiagnosed and undertreated, and that safe and effective treatments already exist.
Sexual challenges during pregnancy and postpartum are common, but couples often don’t know what to expect when it comes to their sex lives during this time. The good news is that information helps.
How you tell the story of a momentous event can help you make sense of what happened. Research finds new moms’ and dads’ narratives around childbirth held clues about their transition to parenthood.
Neuroscientists know that pregnant mothers’ brains change in ways that appear to help with caring for a baby. Now researchers have identified changes in new fathers’ brains, too.
Telling new parents to do mindfulness tasks with their five minutes of free time might not be realistic – but adding mindfulness to tasks you’re already doing is just a good use of time.
Understanding the evolutionary roots of baby sleep can help parents cope.
Our study is the first to show how common depression is in both parents during and after pregnancy.
Being a parent can be tricky, and many turn to parenting guides for help in figuring out what to do. Two human development scholars have tips for picking a book that will be useful for you.
Most research on the impact of unplanned pregnancies focuses on mothers. So we turned to Reddit to find out what dads really thought.
Here are four thoughts and feelings it’s common to have when you have a new baby.
Parents and managers can work together to plan ahead, avoid returnees feeling excluded and maintain a good work-life balance.
Mobile health apps, teleconferencing with experts and thoughtfully designed educational platforms can all help families during the chaotic and confusing early years.
The transition to parenthood comes with plenty of stress. A psychology researcher suggests that paid family leave could help lift some of the burden – with positive health benefits down the road.
It’s very difficult to measure whether a conception was intended. But those data are vital to understanding women’s choices.
Parents only want the best for their children, but caring for the environment doesn’t happen overnight.
At less than 2 years old, children of mothers with increasing depressive symptoms can show signs of added stress and quicker cellular aging.
Parental well-being is being adversely affected by baby advice which isn’t backed by evidence.
Having a newborn can be rough, whether you’re a mom or a dad. New research ties men’s testosterone to their postpartum depression – with some surprising upsides for their partners.
Watching their babies via webcams eases parents’ anxiety and helps them connect in the absence of physical contact
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Professor of Psychology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Professor of Child Public Health, Swansea University
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Professor of Environmental Psychology, Cardiff University
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Research Associate, Environmental and Social Psychology, Cardiff University
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Doctoral Student in Clinical Psychology, University of Oregon
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Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Durham Inancy & Sleep Centre (DISC), Durham University
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Reader/Lead, Healthy Lives & Relationships Research Group, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, Louisiana State University
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Associate Professor in Psychology, Deakin University
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Associate Professor of Social Work, University of Southern California
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Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, University of Southern California
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Principal Lecturer in Social and Family Dynamics, Arizona State University
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Principal Lecturer in Family and Human Development, Arizona State University
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