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Postpartum depression needs to be prioritized: new report

The MotherFirst report calls for more education and awareness; it makes a series of recommendations, including that pregnant and postpartum women be universally screened at regular intervals for...

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FDA: Antipsychotic drug labels updated on use during pregnancy and risk of...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is informing healthcare professionals that it has updated the Pregnancy section of drug labels for the entire class of antipsychotic drugs. The new drug...

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Miscarriage often means continuing mental health problems: British Journal of...

The depression and anxiety experienced by many women after a miscarriage can continue for years, even after the birth of a healthy child, according to a study led by University of Rochester Medical...

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Postpartum DAD depression may lead to more spanking, less reading: study

Depression in new mothers is well recognized — but new dads get depressed, too, and it can negatively affect parenting, according to a large observational study. The study, of more than 1,700 fathers...

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Postpartum depression risk curbed by omega-3: study

Fish has long been considered in myriad cultures to be “brain food,” but only recently has bona fide science begun to support this deep-rooted belief. Researchers now know that the omega-3 fatty acids...

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Postnatal depression linked to depression in offspring until age 16

Fortunately, postnatal depression often resolves itself in the weeks following childbirth. But for mothers with more profound or prolonged postnatal depression the risk of subsequent development of...

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When postpartum depression turns into OCD

CORAL GABLES, FL (August 18, 2011) — The birth of a baby can elicit many emotions, from joy and excitement to fear and uncertainty. But it can also trigger unexpected difficulties with anxiety, in...

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Stopping meds during pregnancy does not increase risk of depression

New Haven, Conn. — Women who discontinue using antidepressants during pregnancy do not appear to have greater risk of having a depressive episode during and after term than those who continue using...

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Miscarriage, stillbirth discussions on Internet help women who have had them:...

Newswise — ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Nearly one in six pregnancies end in miscarriage or stillbirth, but parents’ losses are frequently minimized or not acknowledged by friends, family or the community....

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Older first-time mothers and depression: no link, says new study

Older first-time mothers and early postpartum depression: a prospective cohort study of women conceiving spontaneously or with assisted reproductive technologies Catherine A. McMahon, Ph.D., Jacky...

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Fetuses sense mom’s mental state: Cal-Irvine study

As a fetus grows, it’s constantly getting messages from its mother. It’s not just hearing her heartbeat and whatever music she might play to her belly; it also gets chemical signals through the...

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Suicide risk among pregnant women and new mothers needs more, better...

Increased screening of pregnant women and new mothers for major depression and conflicts with intimate partners may help identify women at risk for suicide, a University of Michigan Health System-led...

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Pregnancy: Poor mental health beforehand ups complications risk: University...

Newswise — MADISON – Poor mental health before pregnancy predicts which pregnant women are most likely to have a pregnancy complication and give birth to a low birth-weight baby, a new nationwide...

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Post-partum psychiatric episodes can predict bipolar

Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2011 Dec 5. [Epub ahead of print] Psychiatric Disorders With Postpartum Onset: Possible Early Manifestations of Bipolar Affective Disorders. Munk-Olsen T, Laursen TM,...

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Top 10 pregnancy books from the Preeclampsia Foundation

SAN DIEGO, CA–(Marketwire – May 6, 2012) – For the first time in its history, the Preeclampsia Foundation has issued an official list of Top 10 Pregnancy Guidebooks, a comprehensive report distilled...

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A post-natal depression blood test

More depression posts Researchers at Warwick Medical School have discovered a way of identifying which women are most at risk of postnatal depression (PND) by checking for specific genetic variants....

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New hospital guidelines to help mothers at risk of postpartum depression

Although 13 percent of new mothers experience postpartum depression (PPD) in the first year after childbirth, few women recognize the symptoms and seldom discuss their feelings with a health care...

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Maternal stress, anxiety, depression increase with prenatal diagnosis of...

Heart defects are the most common form of congenital malformations affecting newborns. Infants who were prenatally diagnosed with congenital heart disease (CHD) are more stable and have better...

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Eating more fish could reduce postpartum depression

Low levels of omega-3 may be behind postpartum depression, according to a review lead by Gabriel Shapiro of the University of Montreal and the Research Centre at the Sainte-Justine Mother and Child...

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Low birth weight, short gestation up depression risk

Lower than median birth weight and shorter gestational time are associated with greater risk of developing depression later in life. Researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy have also discovered that the...

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