ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI

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PROJECTION-SPECIFIC MECHANISMS MEDIATING POSTPARTUM STRESS EFFECTS ON THE MATERNAL BRAIN - PROJECT SUMMARY PERINATAL OR POSTPARTUM MOOD AND ANXIETY DISORDERS (PMADS) ARE LEADING CAUSES OF MATERNAL MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY, PROMPTING GREAT NEED TO UNDERSTAND FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE RISK. PARITY, THE STATE OF HAVING CARRIED PREGNANCIES TO A VIABLE GESTATIONAL AGE, CAN PROMOTE POSITIVE PARENTING ADAPTATIONS AND/OR INCREASE THE RISK OF DEVELOPING PMADS, ESPECIALLY WHEN COMPOUNDED BY CHRONIC STRESS OVE

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