Li, Yanhui Yang, Zhaogeng Wang, Xijie Gao, Di Zou, Zhiyong Dong, Bin Ma, Jun Arnold, Luke
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Frontiers in Endocrinology
Background The prevalence of MS among children and adolescents continues to rise, which has become an escalating serious health issue worldwide. It had been reported that maternal current lifestyle had a strong independent correlation with offspring health. However, it is not clear whether comprehensive lifestyle of mother has an impact on the MS r...
Zobel, Gosia Proudfoot, Kathryn Cave, Vanessa Huddart, Frances Webster, James
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Animals : an Open Access Journal from MDPI
Simple Summary Dairy cows are known to seek isolation during calving. While some regions in the world provide individual calving pens, in pasture-based systems, cows frequently calve in large outdoor groups. We aimed to determine how provision of a “hide” would impact choice of calving location and behavior of the cow and calf. The hides in this st...
Furman, Lydia Shaker, Maria Arora, Kavita Shah
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Journal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant Association
Breastfeeding and optimal birth spacing are associated with improved maternal and infant health outcomes worldwide. Provision of contraceptive advice that is aligned with recommendations for breastfeeding has potential to maximize maternal and infant health. Although there is broad agreement regarding the breastfeeding compatibility of specific pos...
Díaz-Arteche, Carmela Simmons, Julian G Ganella, Despina E Schwartz, Orli Kim, Jee Hyun Farrow, Paige Whittle, Sarah
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Developmental psychobiology
Previous research has established associations between early life stress (ELS) and altered pituitary gland volume (PGV) growth during adolescence. The pituitary gland, however, is composed of an anterior and a posterior lobe with distinct histological and neuroendocrinological properties. While the anterior (but not posterior) pituitary gland is di...
Li, Dongyang Liu, Haitao Liu, Xiaoyu Wang, Hongyang Li, Tong Wang, Xiaoran Jia, Shuwei Wang, Ping Wang, Yu-Feng
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ASN NEURO
Oxytocin, a hypothalamic neuropeptide essential for breastfeeding, is mainly produced in oxytocin neurons in the supraoptic nucleus (SON) and paraventricular nucleus. However, mechanisms underlying oxytocin secretion, specifically the involvement of hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated channel 3 (HCN3) in oxytocin neuronal activity, ...
Benedek, Ildikó Altbӓcker, Vilmos Zsolnai, Attila Molnár, Tamás
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Animals : an Open Access Journal from MDPI
Simple Summary The rabbit is one of the genetically most diverse farm animals, where domestication has resulted in a change primarily in the genes responsible for behavior. The elements of intensive production technology (e.g., nursing, change of nest material) can have a significant effect on maternal behavior. Its individual variability is eviden...
Ersen, Gamze Kasim, Ismail Agadayi, Ezgi Demir Alsancak, Aybuke Sengezer, Tijen Ozkara, Adem
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Journal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant Association
Increasing breastfeeding duration may help physician mothers better counsel their patients. To improve the breastfeeding duration of physician mothers, the factors that may influence their breastfeeding duration should be known. To investigate the breastfeeding behavior and duration among physician mothers and to determine the factors that influenc...
Pereira, Mariana Morrell, Joan I.
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eNeuro
In the context of drug abuse, converging evidence suggests that cocaine use in new mothers is significantly reduced by the competing motivation related to child rearing. Given the demonstrated importance of the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) in decision-making processes, we investigated the contribution of distinct regions of the mPFC [anterior ci...
Rogers, Lynn L. McColley, Linda Dalton, Janet Stroner, Jim Hajicek, Douglas Partin, Adam Burghardt, Gordon M.
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Animals : an Open Access Journal from MDPI
Simple Summary We report here some of the major findings on the behavior of black bear mothers and cubs in their dens in the wild, based on observations in the state of Minnesota, USA. Wild female bears were outfitted with radio collars and their dens located as they prepared for hibernation in the fall. Cameras were installed in the dens and event...
Rafii, Forough Alinejad-Naeini, Mona Peyrovi, Hamid
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Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research
Background: A review of the literature shows that there is little consensus on the practical definition of maternal role attainment in the field of neonatal nursing care. The initial interaction between mother and neonate most often begins in the hospital and can be influenced by neonatal nurses, so it is necessary to clarify this concept in nursin...
