From Stress to Postpartum Mood and Anxiety Disorders: How Chronic Peripartum Stress Can Impair Maternal Adaptations

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-408983
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.40898

Hillerer, Katharina ; Neumann, Inga D. ; Slattery, David A.

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Abstract

The peripartum period, in all mammalian species, is characterised by numerous adaptations at neuroendocrine, molecular and behavioural levels that prepare the female for the challenges of motherhood. These changes have been well characterised and, while they are necessary to ensure the survival and nurturance of the offspring, there is growing belief that they are also required for maternal ...