Virtual Rounds with CWMH Continues
It's been a year. Shortly after lockdown in March of last year, the MGH Center for Women’s Mental Health launched our virtual rounds on Wednesdays at 2-3 PM EST via Zoom for all health professionals with an interest in reproductive psychiatry and women’s mental health. . This has been a tremendous opportunity for us to meet other providers in our field.  Invaluable contributions from our guests panelists, as well as the [...]
Weekly Roundup for MARCH 19, 2021: Recent Publications in Women’s Mental Health
Every week we review the most recent publications in women’s mental health, covering topics related to premenstrual symptoms, perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, use of medications in pregnant and breastfeeding women, perinatal substance use, and menopausal mental health. For more detailed descriptions of many of these topics, you can sign up to receive our weekly CWMH NEWSLETTER which comes out every Thursday.  And don't forget to visit ESSENTIAL READS [...]
Essential Reads: Can Group Prenatal Care Support Maternal Mental Health?
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the way antenatal care is being delivered in the United States, such as having fewer visits and replacing some in-clinic visits with virtual visits over telemedicine platforms. There has been some discussion of continuing some of these changes in care for low-risk pregnancies even after the pandemic ends – the pandemic is prompting a re-evaluation of routine antenatal care and how it should be delivered. Research [...]
Prescription Opioids During Pregnancy and Risk for Major Malformations
Previous studies have suggested a link between opioid exposure during pregnancy and increased risk of certain major malformations, including neural tube defects. A recent study from Bateman and colleagues assesses the risk of major malformation in women with first trimester use of prescription opioid use.  This study included 1,602,580 publicly insured pregnant women in the Medicaid Analytic eXtract (MAX, 2000-14) and 1,177, 676 commercially insured pregnant women (MarketScan, 2003-15). The use [...]
Weekly Roundup for MARCH 12, 2021: Recent Publications in Women’s Mental Health
Every week we review the most recent publications in women’s mental health, covering topics related to premenstrual symptoms, perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, use of medications in pregnant and breastfeeding women, perinatal substance use, and menopausal mental health. For more detailed descriptions of many of these topics, you can sign up to receive our weekly CWMH NEWSLETTER which comes out every Thursday.  And don't forget to visit ESSENTIAL [...]
Essential Reads: Evidence-Based Interventions for Depressed Mothers and Their Young Children
In a given year, about 10% of mothers in the United States experience a major depressive episode (MDE). Roughly translated, this means about 1 in 10 children is exposed to maternal depression each year (Ertel et al, 2011). While much attention has focused on postpartum depression, which affects about 10% to 15% of women, mothers with older children continue to be at increased risk for depression. Furthermore, rates of depression are [...]