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Between-group contrast of healthy postpartum women and healthy non-postpartum mothers identified a significant cluster in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), reflecting heightened engagement of this region in women in the postpartum period in response to stress (contrast = stress condition minus control condition). BOLD = blood oxygen level–dependent.
