Advanced search
Publication Cover
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Volume 21, 2001 - Issue 2
Submit an article Journal homepage
90
Views
4
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Research Article

Effect of postpartum anxiety on the colostral milk β-endorphin concentrations of breastfeeding mothers

V. Zanardo, S. Nicolussi, F. Favaro, D. Faggian, M. Plebani, F. Marzari, F. Freato Department of Pediatrics, Padua University, Italy; Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Padua University, Italy; Department of Physics, Padua University, Italy
Pages 130-134 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

  • Banks W.A., Kastin A.J. and Coy D.H. (1983) DSIP crosses the gastrointestinal tract in neonatal rats. Life Sciences 33, 1587-1597.
  • Bruni J.F., Watkins W.D. and Yen S.S. (1979) b-Endorphin in the human pancreas. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 49, 649-651.
  • Campbell A.L. and Murphy B.E. (1965) The maternal-fetal cortisol gradient during pregnancy and at delivery. Journal ofClinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 45, 435-440.
  • Csontos F., Rust M., Hollt V., Mahr W., Kromer W. and Teschemacher H.J. (1979) Elevated plasma b-EP levels in pregnant women and their neonates. Life Sciences 25, 835-844.*
  • Facchinetti F., Bagnoli F., Bracci R. and Genazzani A.R. (1982) Plasma opioids in the first hours of life. Pediatric Research 16, 95-98.
  • Ferrando T., Rainero I., De Gennaro T., Oggero R., Mostert M., Dattola P. and Pinessi L. (1990) b-endorphin-like and a-MSH-like immunoreactivities in human mille Life Sciences 47, 633-635.
  • Foley K.M., Kourides I.A., Inturrisi C.E., Kaiko R.F., Zaroulis C.G., Posner J.B., Houde R.W. and Li C.H. (1979) b-Endorphin: analgesic and hormonal effects in humans. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science USA 78, 5377-5381.
  • Franceschini R., Venturini P.L., Cataldi A., Barreca T., Ragni N. and Rolandi E. (1989) Plasma beta-endorphin concentrations during suckling in lactating women. British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 96, 711-713.
  • Goland R.S., Wardlaw S.L., Stark R.I. and Frantz A.G. (1981) Human plasma b endorphin during pregnancy, labor and delivery. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 52, 74-78.
  • Graf M.V., Hunter C.A. and Kastin A.J. (1984) Presence odf delta-sleep-inducing peptide-like material in human milk. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 59, 127-132.
  • Guillemin R., Ling N. and Vargoo T.M. (1977) Radioimmunoassay for alpha endorphin and beta endorphin. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 77, 361-366.
  • Hosobuchi Y. and Li C.H. (1978) The analgesic activity of human b-endorphin in man. Communications in Psychopharmacology 2, 33-37.
  • Klein D.C., Nambodirii M.A.A. and Auerbach D.A. (1981) The melatonin rhythm generating system, developmental aspects. Life Sciences 28, 1975-1986.
  • Koldovsky O. (1980) Hormones in milk. Life Sciences 26, 1833-1836.
  • Lederman R.P., Lederman E., Work B.A. and McCann D.S. (1978) The relationship of maternal anxiety, plama catecholamines, and plasma cortisol to progress in labor. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 132, 495-500.
  • Lederman R.P., Lederman E., Work B.A. and McCann D. (1985) Anxiety and epinephrine in nulliparous women in labor. Relationship to duration of labor and fetal hearth rate pattern. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 153, 870-877.
  • Li C.H., Yumashiro D., Tseng L.F. and Loh H.H. (1977) Synthesis and analgesic activity of human-endorphin. Journal of Medicine and Chemistry 29, 325-328.
  • Melzack R., Kinch R., Dobkin P., Lebrun M. and Taenzer P. (1984) Severity of labor pain: influence of physical as web as psychologic variables. Canadian Medical Association Journal 130, 579-584.
  • Myers R.E. and Myers S.E. (1979) Use of sedative, analgesic and anesthetic drugs during labor and delivery: bane or boon? American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 133, 83-104.
  • Nageotte M.P., Larson D., Rumney P.J., Sidhu M. and Hollenbach C. (1997) Epidural analgesia compared with combined spinal-epidural analgesia during labor in nulliparous women. New England Journal of Medicine 337, 1715-1719.
  • Pedrabissi L. and Santinello M. eds. (1989) Manuale dell'adattamento italiano dello STAI forma Y. Firenze, Organizzazioni Speciali.
  • Perkin M.R., Bland J.M., Peacock J.L. and Anderson H. R. (1993) The effect of anxiety and depression during pregnancy on obstetric complications. British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 100, 629-634.
  • Shaaban M., Hung T.T., Hoffman D., Lobo R.A. and Goebelsmann U. (1982) Beta-endorphin and Beta-lipotropin concentrations in umbilical cord blood. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 144,560-568.
  • Shnider S.M., Abboud T.K., Artal R., Henriksen E.H., Stefani S.J. and Levingson G. (1979) Maternal catecholoamines decrease during labor after lumbar epidural anesthesia. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 147, 13-15.
  • Sjostrom K., Valentin L., Thelin T. and Marsal K. (1997) Maternal anxiety in late pregnancy and fetal hemodynamics. European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology 74,149-155.
  • Spielbergher C.D., ed. (1983) Manual for the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (Form Y). Palo Alto, CA, Consulting Psychologists Press.
  • Taylor S., Koch W.J. and Crocket D. (1991) Anxiety sensitivity, trait anxiety, and the anxiety disorders. Journal of Anxiety Disorders 5, 293-311.
  • Van den Bergh B.R.H. (1988) The relationship between maternal emotionality during pregnancy and the behavioral development of the fetus and neonatus. In: Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Medicine, edited by Fedor-Freybergh P. G. and Vogel M. L. V. pp. 13-42. Carnforth, Parthenon.
  • Van den Bergh B.R.H., Mulder E.J.H., Visser G.H.A., Poelmann-Weesjes G, Bekedam D. J. and Prechti H. F. (1989) The effect of (induced) maternal emotions on fetal behaviour: a controlled study. Early Human Development 19, 9-19.
  • Vermes I., Kajtar I. and Szabo F. (1979) Changes of maternal and fetal pituitary-adrenocorticalsfunctions during human labor. Hormone Research 11, 213-217.
  • Wadhwa P.D., Sandman C.A., Porto M., Dunkel-Schetter C. and Garite T.H. (1993) The association between prenatal stress and infant birthweight and gestational age at birth: a prospective investigation. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 169, 858-865.
  • Wuitchik M., Bakal D. and Lipshitz J. (1989) The clinical significance of pain and cognitive activity in latent labor. Obstetrics and Gynecology 73, 35-42.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.