Most studies observe that about 15% of women experience postpartum depression (PPD). Â For the majority of women who present with postpartum depression, the postpartum episode is not the first ever episode of depression and instead [...]
Neural tube defects are among the most common major congenital anomalies in the United States and are associated with significant disability and death. Â The risk of neural tube defects can be prevented with daily folic [...]
Happy New Year! It is that time of the year again when we take the time to look back and review the previous year. Â Probably the most striking thing I see is the sheer volume [...]
The following post was first published in OB/GYN News. Please see our OB/GYN News archives here. Publish date: November 1, 2016 By: Gerald G. Briggs, BPharm, FCCP, Christina Chambers, PhD, MPH, Lee S. Cohen, MD, & Gideon Koren, MD Editor’s note: As [...]
According to research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, there has been a significant increase in the use of marijuana among pregnant women over the last decade. Â Among all pregnant women, the [...]
An increasing number of studies are using yoga as an adjunctive or primary treatment for a variety of psychiatric symptoms, most commonly depression, anxiety and sleep disturbance. Â A new study, published online in Schizophrenia Research, [...]
This week we have a clinical feature article from the New England Journal of Medicine -- a clinically relevant review of postpartum depression from Donna Stewart and Simone Vigod. Â We will not have a [...]
Over the last week, there have been quite a few articles in the press detailing the increase in opioid use in the United States, focusing the impact of this epidemic on infants and children. According [...]
Early pregnancy loss (EPL) is common, affecting up to 25% of pregnancies. Â Studies looking at the emotional consequences of miscarriage have shown that most women do well; however, some women experience clinically significant symptoms of [...]
A quiet week.  Lancet Psychiatry has published a series of articles exploring the social and biological factors contributing to psychiatric illness in women.   Sex and gender differences in mental disorders. Riecher-Rössler A.  Lancet [...]
