Several articles on this week’s list look at adverse childhood experiences or ACEs in the mother and their impact on her offspring.  Experiencing adversity in childhood is associated with negative health and mental health [...]
Postpartum psychosis (PPP) is a serious psychiatric illness, occurring in 1 to 2 per 1000 women in the weeks. Â Because postpartum psychosis is relatively uncommon, we do not have specific guidelines regarding its treatment. [...]
In women of reproductive age, cannabis is the most commonly used recreational drug, and there the use of cannabis during pregnancy is on the rise.  While recent studies have suggested that cannabis use during [...]
One of the more important articles regarding screening for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs) was published in a journal you might not regularly read. While most studies use the EPDS to screen for PMADs, [...]
Because postpartum psychosis is relatively uncommon, we do not have as much information on this illness as we have on postpartum depression. Â In addition, most of the literature we have on postpartum psychosis is not [...]
In a large study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry, researchers observed higher rates of depressive symptoms in adolescents treated with oral contraceptives. However, this study did not show any increase in risk for [...]
Women receiving tamoxifen for the treatment or prevention of breast cancer should be aware of possible drug-drug interactions between tamoxifen and specific antidepressant medications. Antidepressants are used widely to treat depression and anxiety disorders in [...]
This week there are a few interesting articles on postpartum PTSD, a complication of pregnancy which is common but under-reported. For more detailed descriptions of many of these topics, you can read the CWMH NEWSLETTER [...]
Based on our concerns regarding the negative effects of cannabis on the developing fetus, we follow the ACOG guidelines regarding the use of cannabis and other illicit/recreational drugs in pregnant and nursing women. Even for [...]
Twenty years ago, when we started screening for postpartum depression at our hospital, an obstetrics nurse gave the new mother a questionnaire at the mother’s six week visit. If everything went as planned, the mother [...]
