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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
While some women with bipolar disorder elect to discontinue their psychotropic medications during pregnancy to mitigate fetal exposure, Viguera and colleagues (2000, 2007) found that women stabilized on lithium face a significant risk for [...]
Mothers exposed to household or agricultural pesticides immediately before and during their pregnancies have a higher risk of having a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, a recent study from California indicates that taking [...]
Some interesting articles this week: understanding the impact of anxiety disorders on pregnancy outcomes (Yonkers et al), impact of antenatal exposure to antidepressants during pregnancy on risk of subsequent psychiatric illness in the child (Liu [...]
We know that about 15% of women suffer from postpartum depression (PPD). But what is less clear is how to reliably identify women with PPD and to then ensure that they get the support and [...]
