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          ·April 14, 2025·4 min read

          How Lactating Brains Rewire Metabolism for Milk Production

          Lactation triggers significant metabolic changes in mothers, driven by shifting hormone levels and brain activity. Researchers have now uncovered how increased prolactin and reduced estrogen suppress specific neurons in the hypothalamus to boost appetite and conserve fat, meeting the energy demands of nursing.
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          ·April 12, 2025·5 min read

          What Autistic Women Want You to Know About Motherhood

          New research highlights the unique challenges and needs faced by autistic women during motherhood, including late diagnoses and a lack of professional understanding. Many participants were only diagnosed after their children, reflecting gaps in awareness and support from both family and healthcare providers.
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          ·March 25, 2025·5 min read

          Postpartum Moms Prefer Cooler Temps, Brain Changes Explain Why

          Pregnancy and lactation trigger major physiological changes, including shifts in body temperature and environmental preferences. Researchers have now discovered that postpartum female mice develop a long-term preference for cooler environments, driven by brain changes.
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          ·December 14, 2024·5 min read

          Moms Carry 71% of the Mental Load

          New research shows that mothers take on 71% of household mental load tasks, including planning, scheduling, and organizing, while fathers manage just 45%. This imbalance often leads to stress, burnout, and strain on women’s careers and relationships.
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          ·June 4, 2024·6 min read

          Structural Abnormalities in Brains’ of Mothers Who Abuse Kids

          A new study used brain imaging to identify structural brain abnormalities in mothers who commit child abuse. Reduced integrity in the corticospinal tract was linked to impulsivity and movement control issues. These findings highlight the neurobiological factors in child abuse, pointing to potential prevention strategies.
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          ·October 4, 2023·4 min read

          Single Protein Rewires the Brain to Adapt to Motherhood

          The presence of the MECP2 protein in parvalbumin (PV) neurons is crucial for newly-mothering mice to rapidly learn and respond to their pups’ distress cries, hinting at how the brain rewires during pivotal adult learning phases. When MECP2 is absent, maternal mice show neglectful behavior toward their young, illuminating how the protein’s dysfunction could contribute to communication and interpretation deficits in neurodevelopmental disorders like Rett syndrome in humans.
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          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·September 20, 2023·5 min read

          How Infant Cries Activate Mother’s Nursing Response

          A new study unveils the brain mechanism in rodents behind a mother's quick response to her newborn's cry by releasing breast milk. The research reveals that a baby's wail triggers the release of the hormone oxytocin, facilitating lactation.
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          ·November 16, 2022·5 min read

          Mothers’ Activity Levels May Depend on Number and Ages of Children

          Mothers with school-age children perform slightly more moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per day than those with younger children. Less than 50% of mothers met the recommended 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per week.
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          ·September 20, 2022·12 min read

          Observations in Macaques Provide New Insights Into How Mothers Form Attachments to Their Newborns

          Female macaques appear to form an attachment to their infants via tactile sensations of their soft textures rather than on other cues, including sight and sound.
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          This shows a mom's hand holding a baby's feet
          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·June 7, 2022·6 min read

          How Mothers Calm Their Distressed Infants With Soothing Signals

          Study reveals how postpartum depression has an impact on how a mother soothes her baby and changes in maternal neurobiological mechanisms when it comes to soothing.
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          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·February 23, 2022·4 min read

          Moms at Highest Risk for Postpartum Depression Identified

          Younger mothers, first time moms, and women who give birth to twins are at the highest risk of developing postpartum depression, a new study reports.
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          This shows a mom and her newborn
          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·February 21, 2022·4 min read

          Hormone Found to Regulate Mothers’ Behavior

          Prolactin, a hormone responsible for milk production in mothers, reduces a mother's investment in aggressive behaviors and helps to increase protective behaviors.
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