Female athletes have identified a lack of guidance as a barrier to successfully returning to running postpartum, and existing guidelines are vague. Our aim was to define the current practice of ...

Pregnancy and birthing have profound, often long-lasting, effects on brain physiology, mood and behavior. New findings on the neurobiology of the maternal experience were presented at Neuroscience ...

Postpartum depression can last months or years, but most people recover within six months. First-time mothers, young mothers, and mothers of twins have a higher risk of postpartum depression.

Anna Stanhewicz is an assistant professor of health and human physiology at the University of Iowa. The views expressed in this essay are her own and do not reflect those of her employer. The Iowa ...