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TL;DR: The results suggest that mental health is an important dimension that mediates the relationship between parenting stress and dyadic adjustment in the transition to parenthood.

TL;DR: A path analysis suggested that the persistence of both maternal and paternal postnatal depression was directly influenced by the parent’s own levels of anxiety and parenting stress and by the presence of depression in his/her partner.

TL;DR: Infertility is a condition affecting about 15% of all couples and assisted reproductive technology (ART) represents the most important scientific progress in the quest to cope with this condition and to reach the desired parenthood.

TL;DR: In fact, mothers’ coping abilities may allow health workers involved in a child’s care not only to understand how parents face a distressful event, but also to provide them with professional support.

TL;DR: Despite the critical situation, the mothers have shown optimistic view, care for problem management and capability to ask for help, which allow the therapeutic alliance between families and health care workers, so useful for the quality of childcare.