2025
Intranasal oxytocin increases breast milk oxytocin, but has a reduced effect in depressed mothers: A randomized controlled trialcon
Lindley Baron-Cohen K, Fearon P, Feldman R, Hardiman P, Zagoory-Sharon O, Meins E, Fonagy P. Intranasal oxytocin increases breast milk oxytocin, but has a reduced effect in depressed mothers: A randomized controlled trialcon. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2025, 174: 107374. PMID: 39891981, DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2025.107374.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEdinburgh Postnatal Depression ScaleBreast milkPostnatal depressionSymptoms of postnatal depressionAdministration of exogenous OTOT concentrationsCut-off pointRandomized Controlled TrialsPostnatal Depression ScalePostnatal depressive symptomsDouble-blindNasal sprayMother-infant bondingPotential biological mechanismsMaternal postnatal depressionOT contentBreast milk samplesMental health vulnerabilitiesOT pathwaysExogenous OTOT administrationControl mothersBreastDepressed mothersOxytocin
2013
Oxytocin and Epstein‐Barr virus: Stress biomarkers in the postpartum period among first‐time mothers from São Paulo, Brazil
Rudzik A, Breakey A, Bribiescas R. Oxytocin and Epstein‐Barr virus: Stress biomarkers in the postpartum period among first‐time mothers from São Paulo, Brazil. American Journal Of Human Biology 2013, 26: 43-50. PMID: 24265252, DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22489.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst-time mothersUnplanned pregnancyEBV AbOT levelsSelf-reported stress levelsEpstein-Barr virus (EBV) antibody levelsVirus antibody levelsEpstein-Barr virusBreast milk samplesBlood spot samplesAntibody levelsWeeks postpartumPostpartum periodPregnancyEffective biomarkersSatisfaction scoresNew mothersStress biomarkersPSS scoresOxytocinSpot samplesBiomarkersMothersPositive associationStressful experiences
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