postnatlal depression

ACOG Opinion: Depression Screening for All Pregnant and Postpartum Women

It is estimated that about 15% of women suffer from depression either during pregnancy or the postpartum period. Prior to the 1980s, most new mothers had never heard of postpartum depression.  Over the last few [...]

By |2026-05-24T19:10:50-04:00June 11th, 2015|Diagnosis & Screening, Postpartum Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Disorders During Pregnancy|Comments Off on ACOG Opinion: Depression Screening for All Pregnant and Postpartum Women

More Pediatricians Are Screening for Postpartum Depression

An article published today in the US News and World Report discusses the expanded role pediatric health care providers are playing in screening new mothers for postpartum depression.  Because pediatricians have frequent contacts with the mother [...]

By |2016-01-29T12:53:14-04:00June 2nd, 2015|Diagnosis & Screening, Postpartum Depression, Postpartum Psychiatric Disorders|Comments Off on More Pediatricians Are Screening for Postpartum Depression
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