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Anxiété maternelle : cette peur permanente que quelque chose arrive à bébé

L’anxiété maternelle, c’est cette voix dans ta tête qui ne s’arrête jamais. Tu vérifies sa respiration trois fois par nuit. Tu paniques quand quelqu’un d’autre le porte. Tu imagine...

How to Cope With Anxiety During a High-Risk Pregnancy

High-risk pregnancy can make it difficult to feel safe, present, or connected during pregnancy—and many women suffer silently.

Public Fear Can Alter Fetal Development

A study of 1.1 million births reveals that radiation-related anxiety after Fukushima, independent of physical exposure, caused a massive spike in preterm births and low birth weigh...

So Glad You Asked Returns for Season 2: Understanding Postpartum Anxiety with Nicole Pensak, PhD

Nicole Pensak joins Season 2 of So Glad You Asked to discuss postpartum anxiety, matrescence, and how to tell normal worry from postpartum anxiety.

Sleep and Anxiety Medications in Pregnancy Appear to Pose Little Harm

THURSDAY, April 30, 2026 — Insomnia and anxiety are very common during pregnancy — and for some moms, sedatives are prescribed to help manage the symptoms. Now, a large new study,...

Puberty may hide rising anxiety in children as parent awareness lags

Starting middle school brings big changes—new schools, heavier workloads, shifting friendships. These changes are easy for parents to see. But alongside them, something less visibl...

1 in 5 new moms struggle with mental health

An expert digs into the most common complications of childbirth, the pressure of modern motherhood, and the importance of a support network.

One in Five Mothers Experience Mental Health Disorders During or After Pregnancy

May is National Maternal Mental Health Month, and nonprofit Postpartum Support International (PSI) is working to encourage conversations and raise awareness of Perinatal Mental Hea...

Paternal Anxiety Rewires Embryonic Growth Settings

Paternal stress prior to conception alters small molecular signals within sperm to dictate offspring development.

How Parenting Advice on Anxiety Misses Key Family Patterns

As advice shifts toward helping children face their fears, many parents are left navigating the emotional fallout alone.

Infections around pregnancy have a lasting effect on kids' mental health

Pregnancy is filled with small moments of anticipation: the first flutter of movement, the sound of a heartbeat, the quiet question of whether everything is unfolding as it should....

Are you worried about your preschoolers' anxiety? Here's how to help

New research on a group of Australian preschoolers suggests more than 40% are dealing with an anxiety disorder.

All Out Anxiety

I was an anxious child. Now I am a licensed therapist who works with children and teens with anxiety disorders. Here's how parents can help children face their fears.

Babies, Growth Charts, and Body Anxiety

How concerns about infant and child weight became a stand-in for health, and how these assumptions shape parenting, medical advice, and early body image development.

So Glad You Asked Podcast: What Happens When Pregnancy Doesn’t Go as Planned with Emily Oster

Nicole Pensak joins Season 2 of So Glad You Asked to discuss postpartum anxiety, matrescence, and how to tell normal worry from postpartum anxiety.

Anxiety and the Science of Learning Safety

Anxiety may not only be a fear of danger. Sometimes, it is the body struggling to recognize safety.

How Digital Life and Social Media Affect Teen Anxiety Levels

Prenatal smoking linked to emotional and behavioral problems across childhood

Children exposed to maternal smoking before birth are more likely to experience behavioral and mental health challenges, according to a large study published in the journal Develop...

How Does Maternal Stress Impact the Metabolic Health of Offspring?

Emerging research is shedding new light on the complex interplay between maternal behaviors during pregnancy and the long-term metabolic health of offspring. A groundbreaking study...

Maternal Mental Health Month Is a Reminder You’re Not Alone

Maternal Mental Health Month highlights the emotional challenges many women face during pregnancy and in the postpartum period.

More Kids Seeking Anxiety Help at Routine Doctor Visits, Study Finds

TUESDAY, May 19, 2026 — Children are showing up at routine doctor visits with mental health concerns at much higher rates than they were a decade ago — especially for anxiety. A ne...

Fear Alone Can Harm an Unborn Baby, Fukushima Data Reveals

Therapists Are Noticing A Drastic Increase In Anxiety Among Teenagers

Anxiety in teenagers has been on the rise.What Kids Are Carrying is a HuffPost UK series focusing on how the nation’s youngest generation is *really* feeling right now – and how pa...

Mental illness is pregnancy’s number one complication. It’s time to support those who suffer from it | Edna Lekgabe

Integrated mental healthcare for maternity services, more perinatal psychiatrists and public awareness of the problem could deliver meaningful changeThe modern mind is a column whe...