In general, a stress test reveals how well a system performs under pressure. Most people likely associate a stress test with an exercise stress test, which involves assessing how well a person’s body ...

Researchers studying Veterans Affairs health care across the country found that maternal pregnancy-related anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder can lead to problems for pregnant ...

"The situation is the same as what we saw with postpartum depression. The debate went on for 20 years before its existence was formally declared," Franchitto noted. But for her, the important thing is ...

In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers assessed the relationship between coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-associated stress in the antenatal period and the mental well-being ...

A Johns Hopkins Medicine-led research team reports in a new study that social stress during adolescence in female mice later results in prolonged elevation of the hormone cortisol after they give ...

Objective To document changes of stress and illicit drug use among women from 4 months prepregnancy to 6 months postpartum. Study Design In a longitudinal study of drug use in family planning clinics, ...

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