Endogenous oxytocin levels in extracted saliva elevates during breastfeeding correlated with lower postpartum anxiety in primiparous mothers

• Main Authors: Miyuki Nagahashi-Araki (Author), Makoto Tasaka (Author), Tsunehiko Takamura (Author), Hiromi Eto (Author), Noriko Sasaki (Author), Wakako Fujita (Author), Asuka Miyazaki (Author), Kanako Morifuji (Author), Naoko Honda (Author), Tunetake Miyamura (Author), Shota Nishitani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Breastfeeding in the early postpartum period is expected to have mental benefits for mothers; however, the underlying psychobiological mechanisms remain unclear. Previously, we hypothesized that the release of oxytocin in response to the suckling stimuli during breastfeeding woul...