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Oxytocin during pregnancy and early postpartum: Individual patterns and maternal-fetal attachment

Levine, Ari, Zagoory-Sharon, Orna, Feldman, Ruth, Weller, Aron·2007·Peptides

DOI 10.1016/j.peptides.2007.04.016

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Oxytocin (OT), a nanopeptide hormone, plays a role in the emergence of maternal behavior, yet few studies examined OT in humans across pregnancy and the postpartum. We followed healthy women at three points: first trimester of pregnancy, third trimester, and first postpartum month. Plasma OT levels showed high individual stability. A third of the sample showed consistent OT levels, whereas others showed increasing or decreasing trends or peak in late pregnancy. The increase in OT from early to late pregnancy correlated with higher maternal-fetal bonding. These data may help set standards for OT levels and underscore links with maternal-infant attachment.

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Authors: Levine, A., Zagoory-Sharon, O., Feldman, R., & Weller, A.
Affiliations: Bar-Ilan University (IL)
Corresponding author: Weller, Aron
ORCID: Feldman, Ruth
Weller, Aron
Venue: Peptides
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2007-06
Volume: 28
Issue: 6
Pages: 1162-1169
ISSN: 0196-9781 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2007.04.016
OpenAlex: W2158037437
Semantic Scholar: f07ca1e6d2ac1929b0704f7e13376d98e1956a6d
Cited by: 315
References: 49
Citations by year: 2026: 4 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 16 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 21 · 2020: 11 · 2019: 26 · 2018: 24 · 2017: 26 · 2016: 16 · 2015: 20 · 2014: 27 · 2013: 22 · 2012: 21
FWCI: 16.93
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Peptides (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
Health Sciences › Medicine › Obstetrics and Gynecology › Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
Keywords: oxytocin, pregnancy, postpartum period, maternal-fetal attachment, maternal-infant attachment, plasma oxytocin, interindividual variability, maternal behavior
MeSH terms: Adolescent, Adult, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Maternal Behavior, Oxytocin, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Trimester, First, Pregnancy Trimester, Third, Radioimmunoassay, Maternal-Fetal Relations, Postpartum Period

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