Most studies over the last few decades have estimated the prevalence of postpartum depression (PPD) in the United States to be between 10% and 15%. According to longitudinal data derived from the Pregnancy Risk [...]
Several studies suggest that postpartum anxiety is relatively common among postpartum women and may even be more common than depression. Emerging evidence also suggests that a large number of postpartum women who do not [...]
About 15% of women suffer from perinatal depression -- depression which emerges during pregnancy or the postpartum period; however, most women with perinatal depression do not receive any type of treatment. While we have made [...]
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a growth factor which acts on neurons in both the central and peripheral nervous systems, promoting the survival of neurons and promoting the growth and differentiation of new neurons and [...]
Most studies observe that about 15% of women experience postpartum depression (PPD). For the majority of women who present with postpartum depression, the postpartum episode is not the first ever episode of depression and instead [...]
Next week we will be reviewing two important articles which look at the effects of maternal depression on the developing brain of the child: one from Posner and colleagues and another from Lebel and colleagues. [...]
While we tend to think of sleep deprivation as a postpartum issue, a recent study from Finland indicates that sleep problems are relatively common during pregnancy, for both mothers and fathers. This study included 1667 [...]
The research of Lynne Murray and Peter Cooper in the 1990s was pivotal in terms of demonstrating the negative effects of postpartum depression on the cognitive development of young children and played an important role [...]
Multiple studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of antidepressant medications for the treatment of postpartum depression (PPD). Most of the these studies focused on the impact of these medications on depressive symptoms; however, it is [...]
Because estrogen-containing contraceptives may affect lactation and may increase the risk of thrombosis, progestin-only contraceptives are used in women who are breastfeeding. Depo-Provera (DMPA), which contains medroxyprogesterone, is frequently used during the immediate postpartum period [...]
