Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum

DNA Methylation Associated with Postpartum Depressive Symptoms Overlaps Findings from a Genome-wide Association Meta-Analysis of Depression

The paper identifies DNA methylation regions associated with postpartum depressive symptoms and finds overlap with genome-wide association study results for depression.

Examining the relationship between prenatal depression, amygdala-prefrontal structural connectivity and behaviour in preschool children

This study examines how prenatal depression relates to brain structure and behavior in preschool children, finding that altered structural connectivity mediates the effect of maternal depressive symptoms on externalizing behavior in males.

Altered cortical development and psychiatric symptom risk in adolescents exposed to maternal stress in utero

This study finds that maternal stress during pregnancy is associated with increased gray matter volume in specific brain regions and higher psychiatric symptom risk in adolescents.

Brain gene expression in a novel mouse model of postpartum mood disorder

This study examines brain gene expression changes in mice with STS deficiency and their response to pharmacological treatment, finding limited significant changes but enrichment in olfactory transduction pathways.

Resting-state functional connectivity, cortical GABA and neuroactive steroids in peripartum and peripartum depressed women: a functional magnetic imaging and resonance study

This study examines resting-state functional connectivity, cortical GABA, and neuroactive steroids in peripartum depressed women compared to healthy controls, finding altered connectivity and correlations with GABA levels and allopregnanolone.

Gene expression in cord blood links genetic risk for neurodevelopmental disorders with maternal psychological distress and adverse childhood outcomes

The paper identifies gene expression signatures in cord blood linked to maternal psychological distress and adverse childhood outcomes, revealing molecular pathways associated with neurodevelopmental disorders.

Maternal depression and child behaviours: sex-dependent mediation by glucocorticoid receptor gene methylation in a longitudinal study from pregnancy to age 5 years

The paper examines how maternal depression affects child behavior, finding sex-dependent mediation by NR3C1 methylation in a longitudinal study from pregnancy to age 5.

Behavioural Outcomes Of Adult Female Offspring Following Maternal Stress And Perinatal Fluoxetine Exposure

This study examines the combined effects of maternal stress and perinatal fluoxetine exposure on adult female mouse behavior, finding no interaction between the two factors.

Antenatal maternal anxiety modulates the BOLD response in 20-year old adolescents during an endogenous cognitive control task

This study finds that prenatal maternal anxiety affects brain activity in adolescents during a cognitive control task, specifically modulating prefrontal cortical responses to task manipulations.