The relationship between salivary and colostrum cortisol concentrations, assessing adiposity in healthy mother/newborn dyads on the first postpartum day: a preliminary study.

Key Points

• The study aims to explore the relationship between cortisol concentrations in salivary and colostrum samples and adiposity in mother/newborn pairs on the first postpartum day.
• Measured cortisol concentrations in saliva and colostrum samples.
• Assessed adiposity through relevant metrics in newborns and mothers.
• Examined the relationship between cortisol levels and adiposity.
• Cortisol levels in both saliva and colostrum were positively associated with adiposity in the dyads.
• Findings suggest that cortisol plays a role in energy fat reserves during the early postnatal period.