Intranasal oxytocin increases breast milk oxytocin, but has a reduced effect in depressed mothers: A randomized controlled trial
Intranasal oxytocin increases breast milk oxytocin, but has a reduced effect in depressed mothers: A randomized controlled trial
K. L. Baron-Cohen,P. Fearon,4 Authors,Peter Fonagy
2025 · DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2025.107374
Psychoneuroendocrinology · 2 Citations
TLDR
Exogenous OT administration was associated with a significant increase in breast milk OT, but with reduced effect in mothers experiencing symptoms of PND compared to control mothers, reflecting a possible disruption of the interaction between the central and peripheral OT pathways during breastfeeding in mothers experiencing symptoms of PND.