Infant mental health (IMH) is defined as the young child’s capacity to experience, regulate, and express emotions, form close and secure relationships, as well as explore their environment and learn, ...

A recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports observed that maternal heart rate variability (mHRV) at three months postpartum is associated with infant neurophysiology and maternal mental ...

The food your baby eats in the first 1,000 days can influence brain development and emotional well-being for years to come. A ...

Older children and teens are typically at the center of the myriad studies and news articles spotlighting the youth mental health crisis. But not even the youngest Wisconsinites are immune to such ...

A new University of Pittsburgh academic program aims to address the mental health, growth and development needs of infants and toddlers amid a shortage of qualified, working professionals. Pitt has ...

Detroit — Seven-month-old Ka'Liyah Wright might be unable to talk beyond babbling, but she is far from inarticulate. In one hour during a recent visit with her mom and an infant mental health ...

Mental health issues are the leading underlying cause of pregnancy-related death in the United States, but they are often ...

Structural racism causes significant inequities in the diagnosis of perinatal and maternal mental health disorders and access to perinatal and maternal mental health treatment. Black birthing ...

May is both Maternal Mental Health Month and Infant Mental Health Month, and that overlap is no coincidence. A mother's emotional well-being and her baby's are not separate stories. They are the same ...

Wisconsin is facing a mental health crisis, particularly among young children. Many young children in Wisconsin who need mental health treatment are not receiving it. Early childhood education ...