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Part 1: Objective: To examine how physical and psychological childbirth experiences affect maternal perceptions and experiences of early infant behavioural style (temperament). Background: Unnecessary interventions may disturb the normal progression of physiological childbirth and instinctive neonatal behaviours that facilitate mother-infant bonding and breastfeeding. While little is known about how a medicalised birth may influence developing infant temperament, high impact interventions which affect neonatal crying and cortisol levels could have longer term consequences for infant behaviour and functioning. Methods: A retrospective Internet survey was designed to fully explore maternal experiences of childbirth and her postnatal perceptions of infant behaviour. Data collected from 999 mother-infant dyads were analysed using Pearson's correlations and multiple analyses of covariance, employing the Bonferroni method of correction to establish initially significant variables. Multiple linear regressions were conducted to determine major perinatal contributors to perceived early infant temperament. Power C, Williams C, Brown A. Physical and Psychological Childbirth Experiences and Early Infant Temperament. Front Psychol. 2022 Mar 8;13:792392. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.792392. PMID: 35350728; PMCID: PMC8958029. #Gesundheit #Bildung #Fuehrung #Coaching #Mindset #Motivation #Gehirn #Neuroscience #Psychologie #Persoenlichkeitsentwicklung #Kindheit #KeyNoteSpeaker #Humangenetik #Biochemie #Neuroleadership #Ernaehrung #Transformation #Stress #Demografie #Gender #Age #interkulturelleKompetenz #Epigenetik #Veraenderung #EmotionaleIntelligenz #Change #Gesellschaft #Organisationsentwicklung #Philosophie #Beratung # Quantum

Adults with histories of childhood maltreatment (CM) are more likely to display problematic parenting behaviors. The goal of this study was to examine changes in maternal brain activation to negative infant cues over the early postpartum period among new mothers with and without histories of CM, as this is a period of immense neuroplasticity in the maternal brain. CM was measured using the Adverse Childhood Experiences Scale. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) conducted at approximately 5 and 13 weeks postpartum measured brain responses to own and unfamiliar infant cues in primiparous women. Women with histories of CM displayed increasing activation in the anterior cingulate cortex, and greater increases in anterior cingulate cortex activation was associated with maternal reports of less regulatory capacity in their infants. Preliminary results suggest that new mothers with CM histories display greater brain responses to negative infant cues compared to new mothers without CM histories. Women with CM histories may benefit from additional supports during the transition to parenthood. Bublitz MH, Swain J, Lustig S, Barthelemy C, DeYoung L, Dickstein D. Maternal History of Childhood Maltreatment and Brain Responses to Infant Cues Across the Postpartum Period. Child Maltreat. 2024 Feb;29(1):3-7. doi: 10.1177/10775595221128952. Epub 2022 Sep 24. PMID: 36154501; PMCID: PMC10165352. #Gesundheit #Bildung #Fuehrung #Coaching #Mindset #Motivation #Gehirn #Neuroscience #Psychologie #Persoenlichkeitsentwicklung #Kindheit #KeyNoteSpeaker #Humangenetik #Biochemie #Neuroleadership #Ernaehrung #Transformation #Stress #Demografie #Gender #Age #interkulturelleKompetenz #Epigenetik #Veraenderung #EmotionaleIntelligenz #Change #Gesellschaft #Organisationsentwicklung #Philosophie #Beratung # Quantum

🔬 New study challenges assumptions about women's cognitive performance during menstrual cycle Exciting new research published in Neuropsychologia has revealed some surprising findings about women's cognitive performance throughout their menstrual cycle. Key takeaways: - No Difference Between Men and Women: 👨🔬👩🔬 The study found no significant difference in reaction times and accuracy between men and women overall. - Enhanced Performance During Menstruation: 🩸 Women performed better during their periods, with faster reaction times and fewer errors, despite reporting feeling worse. - Luteal Phase Challenges: 🔄 During the luteal phase (between ovulation and menstruation), women showed slower reaction times and poorer timing anticipation, yet made no more errors. Interestingly, this contradicts the common belief that menstruation negatively impacts performance. Dr. Megan Lowery, another researcher on the study, added: “There’s lots of anecdotal evidence from women that they might feel clumsy just before ovulation, which is supported by our findings. My hope is that if women understand how their brains and bodies change during the month, it will help them to adapt.” This groundbreaking study not only adds to our understanding of women's health but also emphasizes the importance of challenging societal assumptions. Link in comment #WomensHealth #CognitivePerformance #MenstrualCycle #Neuroscience #Research #WomenInScience

#Opportunity How do our early experiences impact our development? Everything we experience influences how our brains develop. Positive and negative experiences both create neural pathways that influence how we experience and interact with the world. As caregivers, we have the opportunity to make a positive impact on babies' development through providing safe, loving, empathetic interactions with them from day one (and before!). ZERO TO THREE does amazing work around these concepts. Deborah McNelis. M.Ed has created wonderful supportive tools to help parents and providers better understand the impact their actions have on babies' brain development. Robert Brooks, PhD just published an article that looks at the power of empathy and our nonverbal interactions with others and the important role that plays in how we communicate. Carly Grubb's work at Little Sparklers focuses on how essential connection is - even when society's expectations may be contrary. Erin Clabough writes about how neuroscience supports building empathy in children. Nils Bergman researches the power of skin-contact in creating early and essential bonds with newborns. There are many more professionals out there making a difference and helping the world understand the power of nurture - yes, starting with babies - but also nurturing one another as fellow humans throughout our lives. I encourage you to be part of the movement. #TheFirst60Days #SkinToSkin #KangarooCare #Empathy #Nurture #Neuroscience #ChildMentalHealth #Babies #Education #PygmalionEffect #NonverbalCommunication #Love Healthy Minds Consulting

Part 2: Results: ASD-NDR children were found to have higher respiratory rates with mitochondria that were more sensitive to physiological stress as compared to ASD-NoNDR children, similar to our cellular model of NDR. Differences in mitochondrial respiration between ASD-NDR and TD siblings were similar to the differences between ASD-NDR and ASD-NoNDR children. Interesting, parents of children with ASD and NDR demonstrated patterns of mitochondrial respiration similar to their children such that parents of children with ASD and NDR demonstrated elevated respiratory rates with mitochondria that were more sensitive to physiological stress. In addition, sex differences were seen in ASD children and parents. Age effects in parents suggested that mitochondria of older parents were more sensitive to physiological stress. (...) Frye RE, McCarty PJ, Werner BA, Rose S, Scheck AC. Bioenergetic signatures of neurodevelopmental regression. Front Physiol. 2024 Feb 19;15:1306038. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2024.1306038. PMID: 38449786; PMCID: PMC10916717. #Gesundheit #Bildung #Fuehrung #Coaching #Mindset #Motivation #Gehirn #Neuroscience #Psychologie #Persoenlichkeitsentwicklung #Kindheit #KeyNoteSpeaker #Humangenetik #Biochemie #Neuroleadership #Ernaehrung #Transformation #Stress #Demografie #Gender #Age #interkulturelleKompetenz #Epigenetik #Veraenderung #EmotionaleIntelligenz #Change #Gesellschaft #Organisationsentwicklung #Philosophie #Beratung # Quantum

100 percent on this!!! This year, the podcast is coming out from behind the mic as I book speaking engagements for women's groups, forums, and conferences. One of my topics is Self-Care and the Baby Years: Attachment Parenting Without the Burnout. It's hard work but the payoff is worth it, as is evidenced in our amazing, grounded, loving teens. This is just one of the important conversations I'm having about midlife, intuitive entrepreneurship, changing relationships, and letting go of teens. The full list of my motivational topics is on the "Work With Me" page of my website.

According to a recent study, it can have a positive impact. 🔎 The researchers followed around 500 children ages 10–17 who experienced major stressors like illness, poverty, or the death of a loved one. The study's results show that warm, supportive, validating, and responsive parenting can protect children’s brains from damage caused by stress. Source: Fortune.com #REMsleep #BrainActivity #Neuroscience #Parenting #BrainHealth #Stress #BrainScience

For my clients who have built neural pathways themselves out of a chaotic and invalidating world, they serve them well: they help my clients to form and keep boundaries. They utilise these neural pathways over and over for good reason: they work. But here’s the thing: the inability to flexibly respond to a surprising or uncertain environment paves the way for psychological weakness: clients tell me they feel “unsafe” , they have “meltdowns”. Abandoning, giving up on the idea or the relationship is for these clients a familiar and proven-to-work answer. Emotional loneliness and disconnectedness then ensues. Psychological strength means building new neural pathways to manage fear, anxiety in an uncertain world. #rodbt #psychologicalwellbeing #neurological

Have you ever heard that the grey matter in your brain reduces during perimenopause? If you have, it may have freaked you out a bit! Don’t worry - @drjenhackerpearson is here to ease your concerns. This is a snippet from our Psychology and Neuroscience of Menopause webinar, which was one of the Professional Development sessions provided to all All About Her - Practitioner Members. All About Her is here to support you. Head to the link in our profile for meno resources, reputable meno-informed health professionals and midlife cheerleading under one virtual roof. #Perimenopause #BrainHealth #MenopauseSupport #Neuroscience #Psychology #WomensHealth #MenopauseAwareness #HealthProfessionals #AllAboutHer #MidlifeHealth #Midlife

Why we remember so little from our youngest years: "The great forgetting" @kristin.ohlson @aeonmag (Plus- Dr. Spock) Strolling down memory lane... #babycare #benjaminspock #brain #childcare #childdevelopment #development #drspock #growth #hippocampus #history #medicine #memories #memory #neurology #psychology #science #thecommonsensebookofbabyandchildcare