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SUBMITTER: Glynn LM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5929113 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Glynn Laura M LM Davis Elysia Poggi EP Sandman Curt A CA Goldberg Wendy A WA
Hormones and behavior 20160716
In many non-human species, including primates, gestational reproductive hormones play an essential role in the onset of maternal motivation and behaviors. We investigated the associations between prepartum estradiol and progesterone and maternal behavior at 1-year postpartum in 177 women. Blood was obtained at five gestational time points and an index of quality of maternal care was determined using a well-validated mother-child interaction protocol. Women who exhibited higher quality maternal c ...[more]