This review examines the effectiveness of positive parenting interventions aimed at
improving sensitivity, responsiveness, and/or non-harsh discipline on children's early …

Postpartum stress has been shown to have an association with infant growth, nutrition,
bonding, temperament and ultimately childhood mental wellbeing. When persistent …

Importance There is widespread interest in associations between maternal perinatal
depression and anxiety and offspring development; however, to date, there has been no …

Background Postpartum depression (PPD) is a prevalent public health issue. Although
ketamine has prophylactic effects on PPD in women undergoing cesarean section, the …

Background Pregnancy and childbirth are significant events in women's lives and most
women have expectations or plans for how they hope their labour and birth will go. It is …

Perinatal mental health (PMH) problems are common and can have an adverse impact on
women and their families. However, research suggests that a substantial proportion of …

Ill-health causes poverty. The effect runs through multiple mechanisms that span lifetimes
and cross generations. Health systems can reduce poverty by improving health and …

Background Depression during pregnancy and after the birth of a child is highly prevalent
and an important public health problem. Psychological interventions are the first-line …

Many studies have focused on the effect of perinatal depression on neurodevelopment
among children and adolescents. However, only a few studies have explored this …

Infants prefer to be addressed with infant-directed speech (IDS). IDS benefits language
acquisition through amplified low-frequency amplitude modulations. It has been reported …