This study uncovers how trauma, isolation, loss of identity, and lack of support can overlap and amplify each other, deepening despair and driving suicide risk among women in the perinatal period.
An individualized, collaborative approach to decision-making helps mothers navigate complex choices with confidence, ensuring the well-being of their child, while attending to their own mental health. Â
In a recent study from Mass General Hospital, researchers examined whether information included in the medical record at the time of discharge after delivery could help us to identify individuals at increased risk for postpartum depression.
Postpartum anxiety is a common and often under-recognized condition that affects a substantial proportion of new mothers.
For new moms, breastfeeding is often more difficult than anticipated. In fact, feeding challenges are actually the norm, not the exception.
Blood levels of neuroactive steroids during the third trimester of pregnancy may predict increased risk of postpartum depression, offering possibility for early intervention.
Further studies are needed to determine whether ketamine and esketamine are effective for the treatment of postpartum depression.
List of resources for families with infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
The largest GWAS study to date provides evidence that despite a high correlation with MDD, PPD may have unique genetic components.
Vigilance is required in screening women who present with postpartum depression; a subset of women who screen positive for depression may actually have bipolar disorder.
