New Research from the CWMH: Gestational Weight Gain in Women Taking Second Generation Antipsychotics During Pregnancy
The use of the newer “atypical” or second-generation antipsychotic (SGA) agents continues to increase. These medications are used to treat a spectrum of psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, PTSD and anxiety disorders. Although most of the women taking atypical antipsychotics are of childbearing age, our information on the reproductive safety of these newer atypical agents lags behind. Last year we reported on findings drawn from the National Pregnancy [...]
Weekly Roundup for October 27, 2017: Recent Publications in Women’s Mental Health
This week, we have two studies from the Center for Women’s Mental Health -- one looking at risk for gestational diabetes in women treated with second generation antipsychotic medications during pregnancy and the other on the use of vortioxetine in perimenopausal women. Ruta Nonacs, MD PhD Gestational Weight Gain and Pre-pregnancy Body Mass Index Associated With Second-Generation Antipsychotic Drug Use During Pregnancy. Freeman MP, Sosinsky AZ, Goez-Mogollon L, Savella GM, [...]
Examining the Association Between Anxiety Disorders and their Treatment in Pregnancy Outcomes
While numerous published studies have investigated the impact of treatments for major depressive disorder (MDD) in pregnancy on maternal and neonatal outcomes, few studies have examined the perinatal effects of anxiety disorders such as generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and panic disorder (PD). Despite the comorbidity of the two types of psychiatric disorders in women of reproductive age and shared risk factors, their clinical distinction and subsequent treatment is important. To address [...]
Father’s Involvement and Early Infant Neurodevelopment: The Mediating Role of Maternal Parenting Stress
It is fairly well-known that interactions between parents and children are associated with improved developmental outcomes in children. Previous research has primarily focused on how maternal rather than paternal involvement influences infant neurodevelopment. A recent study examines the direct and indirect relationships between paternal involvement and infant neurodevelopment, and how maternal parenting stress mediates this association. The study was conducted in 2014 at Gachon University in South Korea with 255 mothers [...]
Weekly Roundup for October 20, 2017: Recent Publications in Women’s Mental Health
The first two studies highlight the issues we face with regard to taking care of women with perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. Women who screen positive for postpartum depression often do not seek or are not able to access care. Thus, we must find innovative approaches to delivering treatment to this vulnerable population. Ruta Nonacs, MD PhD Follow-up of Mothers with Suspected Postpartum Depression from Pediatrics Clinics. Bauer NS, Ofner [...]
Auto-Caesarean Section: A Review of 22 Cases
An auto-Caesarean sections is a type of self-surgery in which a woman attempts to perform a Caesarean section on herself. Not only is this practice very rare, but also the cases in which it does occur have not been studied. In order to better understand this phenomenon, Szabo and Brockington conducted a review of the available literature to find cases of auto-Caesarean section with the intention of assessing both the situation [...]