Brain plasticity in pregnancy and the postpartum period: links to maternal caregiving and mental health

Autor: Sinéad Craddock, Susanna Carmona, Erika Barba-Müller, Elseline Hoekzema
Přispěvatelé: Universiteit Leiden, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)
Rok vydání: 2018
Předmět:
Postpartum depression
comportament matern
Cura postnatal
Developmental psychology
0302 clinical medicine
Pregnancy
neuroplasticitat
perinatal mental health
Maternal attachment
Neuronal Plasticity
Mental Disorders
Postpartum Period
05 social sciences
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
maternal attachment
Psychiatry and Mental health
postpartum depression
Perinatal mental health
neuroplasticidad
Female
Original Article
Psychology
maternal behavior
neuroplasticity
depresión post-parto
Brain Structure and Function
050105 experimental psychology
03 medical and health sciences
depressió post-part
Neuroplasticity
Peripartum Period
apego materno
medicine
Animals
Humans
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
Maternal behavior
salud mental perinatal
Puerperal Disorders
medicine.disease
comportamiento maternal
Postnatal care
Mood disorders
salut mental perinatal
Postpartum psychosis
Cuidado postnatal
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Postpartum period
aferrament matern
Zdroj: Archives of Women's Mental Health
Archives of Women's Mental Health, 22(2), 289-299. Springer (part of Springer Nature): Springer Open Choice Hybrid Journals
O2, repositorio institucional de la UOC
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)
Repositorio Institucional de la Consejería de Sanidad de la Comunidad de Madrid
Consejería de Sanidad de la Comunidad de Madrid
ISSN: 1435-1102
1434-1816
DOI: 10.1007/s00737-018-0889-z
Popis: Pregnancy and the postpartum period involve numerous physiological adaptations that enable the development and survival of the offspring. A distinct neural plasticity characterizes the female brain during this period, and dynamic structural and functional changes take place that accompany fundamental behavioral adaptations, stimulating the female to progress from an individual with self-directed needs to being responsible for the care of another life. While many animal studies detail these modifications, an emerging body of research reveals the existence of reproduction-related brain plasticity in human mothers too. Additionally, associations with aspects of maternal caregiving point to adaptive changes that benefit a woman’s transition to motherhood. However, the dynamic changes that affect a woman’s brain are not merely adaptive, and they likely confer a vulnerability for the development of mental disorders. Here, we review the changes in brain structure and function that a woman undergoes during the peripartum period, outlining associations between these neural alterations and different aspects of maternal care. We additionally discuss peripartum mood disorders and postpartum psychosis, and review the neuroimaging studies that investigate the neural bases of these conditions.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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