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Improving Natural Ventilation Through 3D Concrete Printing

Karitane Parenting Confidence Scale: measuring parenting self-efficacy in Portu...

BackgroundThe Karitane Parenting Confidence Scale (KPCS) was designed to assess parenting self-efficacy in parents of infants during the first year.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to analyse the psychometric characteristics of the KPCS in Portuguese mothers during the first-year postpartum.MethodsA sample of 383 mothers were recruited at two public outpatient units in Northern Portugal. Mothers completed the...

Women's perinatal depression: Anhedonia-related symptoms have increased in the ...

Background: The prevalence of perinatal depression increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, which may be due to changes in the profile of specific depressive symptoms.Aims: To analyze the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the (1) prevalence and severity of specific depressive symptoms; and on the (2) prevalence of clinically significant symptoms of depression during pregnancy and postpartum.Methods: Pregnant an...

Discussing the possibility of fertility treatment being unsuccessful as part of...

STUDY QUESTION Are patients willing to discuss the possibility of treatment being unsuccessful as part of routine care offered at clinics, and what are the factors associated with this willingness? SUMMARY ANSWER Nine in every 10 patients are willing to discuss this possibility as part of routine care, with willingness being associated with higher perceived benefits, lower barriers, and stronger positive attitu...

Feasibility and acceptability of psychosocial care forunsuccessful fertility tr...

Introduction Many people undergo fertility treatment to have biological children, but around four in ten patients complete all treatment cycles without having the children they desire. This triggers intense grief from which patients report taking on average 2 years to recover. Fertility guidelines and regulators stress the need to support patients through this process, but there is a scarcity of evaluated inter...

Anxiety and depressive symptoms effects on cortisol trajectories from pregnancy...

Anxiety and depressive symptoms may influence cortisol trajectories in women and men during pregnancy and the postpartum period. Using a multilevel approach, anxiety and depressive symptoms effects on 24-hour urinary free cortisol trajectories from the 2nd trimester to 3-months postpartum were examined in a sample of 66 women and 65 men with no known psychosocial or medical risk (N = 131; 33 (50%) of them were ...

Exclusive Breastfeeding Moderates the Association Between Prenatal and Postpart...

Background: Exclusive breastfeeding has a wide range of benefits for maternal health. However, the benefit of exclusive breastfeeding for maternal mental health needs to be further explored. Research aim: To determine the moderating role of exclusive breastfeeding at 3 months on the association between prenatal and postpartum depression. Methods: This study had a prospective, longitudinal, and comparative desig...

The Infant Behavior Questionnaire - Revised: psychometric properties at 2 weeks...

Background Temperament characteristics are key elements for infants' development. The Infant Behavior Questionnaire – Revised (IBQ-R) is one of the most used measures to assess temperament in infants aged between 3 and 12 months. Its reliability and factor structure have not yet been examined in infants younger than 3 months. Aims To analyze the reliability of the IBQ-R at 2 weeks and the IBQ-R factor structure...

Depression and paternal adjustment and attitudes during the transition to paren...

Background: Depression symptoms may negatively affect the achievement of developmental tasks within the transition to parenthood, increasing the risk of paternal adjustment problems and negative paternal attitudes. Objective: This study analysed the effect of men’s depression symptoms on paternal adjustment and paternal attitudes trajectories from the second trimester of pregnancy to six months postpartum. Meth...

Developmental trajectories of general and breathing movements in fetal twins

This study examined the developmental trajectories of general and breathing movements in fetal twins. Fetal movement patterns were assessed from real-time ultrasound recordings performed at 12-15, 20-23, and 28-32 weeks of gestation in 42 twin pairs. Results indicated that both general movements and breathing movements followed a curvilinear, inverted U-shaped curve. Developmental trajectories were unrelated wi...