Table 1.

Differences between the early (within 48 h) and late postpartum (after 4–6 weeks) period in blood oxygen level–dependent reactivity during anticipation of negative emotional stimuli and viewing of emotional stimuli, N = 11.

Contrasts	BA	Hemisphere	Cluster size	Z score	Talairach coordinates			p *
					x	y	z
Anticipation of negative images vs. positive images
early postpartum > late postpartum
	32	L	13	3.17	−6	43	−5	0.001
late postpartum > early postpartum
	No significant cluster
Viewing of negative vs. positive images
early postpartum > late postpartum
	32	R	37	3.27	3	41	6	0.001
	24	R		2.89	6	33	12	0.002
	10	R		3.06	3	53	6	0.006
	10	L	38	2.97	−3	55	−2	0.002
	32	L		2.89	−6	47	−2	0.002
late postpartum > early postpartum
	No significant cluster

^*Corrected for multiple comparisons across the search volume of the region of interest with an extent threshold cluster size ≥10.