The following post was first published in OB/GYN News. Please see our OB/GYN News archives here. It was almost a year ago that the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists came out unequivocally in favor of universal [...]
When I recently reviewed the stats for our website, I was surprised when I looked at the most frequently visited posts. Â I was expecting to find at the top of the list one of our [...]
Australian researchers have developed a cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) treatment intervention for antenatal depression and anxiety. Â Beating the Blues Before Birth, to be delivered as individual therapy, was adapted from a 12-session group intervention for [...]
About 10% to 15% of women experience clinically significant depressive symptoms during pregnancy. Many studies have shown exposure to maternal depression and anxiety during pregnancy may be associated with various outcomes in the child, including [...]
You get pregnant. Â You have a baby. Â You want to do whatever you can to care for your baby should anything happen to you. Â So you apply for life insurance. Â All of this makes total [...]
We cannot ignore the current Zika virus outbreak. Â Alarming headlines detailing the spread of the Zika virus dominate the news. The World Health Organization has declared Zika virus to be a public health emergency of [...]
Fetal programming is a term used to describe what happens when the fetus is exposed to changes in the intrauterine environment during pregnancy which have long lasting effects on the fetus which alter the physical [...]
Women with bipolar disorder are at significant risk for recurrent illness during the postpartum period. Â After miscarriage, an event which is associated with both hormonal changes and psychological complexity, is the risk for recurrent illness [...]
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Yesterday the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) released a final recommendation statement on Screening for Depression in Adults. The Task Force recommends that clinicians screen ALL ADULTS for depression and notes that the evidence [...]
Big data is changing the face of medicine, yielding information that may drastically change how we practice medicine. Â In the field of perinatal psychiatry, we are now seeing more and more studies which rely on [...]
