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

Postpartum depression is common; however, little is known about its relationship to social
support and postpartum depression. This study examined the association between them …

Abstract The Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) approach answers
questions surrounding the early events suffered by the mother during reproductive stages …

As a counselor-in-training, you might regard the research aspect of your program of study as
a strange bedfellow for your clinical training. Of course, your preliminary interests …

Background Poor balance between work and family can be a major stressor for women with
young children and have a negative impact on emotional well-being. Family-friendly …

OBJECTIVE: to evaluate the impact of social support on postnatal depression and health-
related quality of life. DESIGN: prospective cohort study. Data were collected at baseline and …

This paper investigates the health effects of the introduction of a near universal paid parental
leave (PPL) scheme in Australia, representing a natural social policy experiment. Along with …

Background: There is increasing interest in measuring quality of life (QOL) in clinical settings
and in clinical trials. None of the commonly used QOL instruments has been validated for …

This randomized controlled trial examined the effects of a daily hour of mother-infant skin-to-
skin contact (SSC) during the first five postnatal weeks, compared to care-as-usual, on …

Introduction Women within the first 12 months after birth often do not seek professional help
for post-childbirth morbidities. This systematic review uses the Behavioural Model of Health …