Happy Fourth of July! Â This week there are several articles on the use of antipsychotics during pregnancy (Tosato et al and Park et al). The highlight of this week is an article from Man and [...]
It is estimated that suicide accounts for about 10% of all maternal deaths. While we have a fair amount of information to help us predict which women are at risk for depression during pregnancy and [...]
In 2015, we first reported on SAGE-547 (SAGE Therapeutics), a new medication for the treatment of severe postpartum depression. Â SAGE-547, now called brexanolone, is a new type of antidepressant: a formulation of allopregnanolone, which is [...]
While many women are at risk for postpartum depression, we continue to struggle in providing adequate support and care to women in this setting, especially socioeconomically disadvantaged women. Â In a randomized clinical trial including [...]
This roundup has some really interesting and clinically relevant  articles.  The first one, from Palomo and colleagues, evaluates risk for cardiovascular malformations in children prenatally exposed to lithium.  Yang and colleagues look at neonatal discontinuation [...]
In 2016, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued new infant sleep guidelines,  recommending that  infants should sleep in the same room as their parents – on a separate firm sleep surface, such as a [...]
We’ve all heard it: Breast is Best.  We all know what it means.  And if you have had a baby at some point over the last ten years, you have been encouraged, and maybe even [...]
Sometimes a weekly roundup turns into a monthly roundup.  Sorry about that.  From  the PACT Consortium, we have a study defining distinct subtypes of perinatal depression which differ in terms of severity and timing of [...]
Earlier this week, a deadly explosion erupted at an arena in Manchester, England, where the American pop singer Ariana Grande was performing. Â One of the most horrifying aspects of the Manchester bombing is that this [...]
It is clear that screening for perinatal depression substantially improves detection; however, screening alone does not appear to improve rates of treatment or outcomes. Â What we find is that many, if not most, women with [...]
