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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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          This shows a female macaque and a toy of a baby monkey
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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
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          ·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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          ·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
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          ·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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          ·June 1, 2021·4 min read

          Why Moms Take Risks to Protect Their Infants

          A mother's overwhelming desire to take risks in the face of danger to protect her child, and other nurturing behaviors, are driven by neurons in the cMPOA region of the hypothalamus which contains a protein called the calcitonin receptor.
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          ·January 12, 2021·3 min read

          Mothers, but Not Fathers, With Multiple Children Report More Fragmented Sleep

          Mothers with more than one child reported more sleep disruptions that mothers with just one child. The number of children did not impact the quality, or quantity, of sleep for fathers.
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          This shows a breastfeeding mom and the structure of oxytocin
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          ·September 30, 2020·3 min read

          Breastfeeding Hormones Make Mothers Happier

          Breastfeeding mothers with higher levels of oxytocin show more enhanced positive recognition of adult faces. The findings shed light on how oxytocin may support both continued nurturing behaviors and affects general social cognition of other adults.
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          This shows a mom and baby
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          ·December 18, 2019·4 min read

          Mothers’ and babies’ brains ‘more in tune’ when mother is happy

          Positive interaction with direct eye contact between mother and infant enhances the ability to synchronize brain waves.
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          ·October 24, 2019·3 min read

          Young moms more likely to have kids with ADHD

          While there is a clear genetic link between young mothers and ADHD in their children, the association is not necessarily causal.
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          This shows a baby and computer readout
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          ·September 28, 2019·5 min read

          New baby smell: How newborn babies’ head odor facilitates bonding

          Study sheds light on the olfactory importance of the smell of a newborn baby's head and mother-child bonding.
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          This shows a mom shouting at her teenage daughter
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          ·September 27, 2019·4 min read

          Teenagers less likely to respond to mothers with controlling tone of voice

          Mothers who address their teens with a neutral tone of voice elicit more positive and less negative emotions in their children, increasing closeness. Those who speak with a controlling tone evoke negative emotions and have a less close bond with their teenage child.
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