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Postpartum depression can affect fathers too. Research summarized in this article says about 10% of men experience clinical paternal postpartum depression, often during pregnancy or in the first year after birth (with the highest risk in the first 3–6 months). The article lists common symptoms, risk factors like a partner’s…
The authors combined 25 studies (23 samples, 2,592 people) to see if parents' own childhood maltreatment relates to their children's attachment. They found a very small but statistically significant link with child attachment insecurity (r = .06) and no significant link with child attachment disorganization (r = .03). The authors…
