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Perinatal Mental Health Research: Harvesting the Potential
Featuring over 100 presentations adapted from the recorded sessions conducted on October 27-30th at the biennial Marcé Society Congress help in conjuction with Postpartum International (PSI). -
Educational Activity for Perinatal Depression Screening
Adapted from a live, full day, interactive training program based on a comprehensive depression management model. -
Care Pathways
An algorithm is provided for medical professionals evaluating postpartum women to help determine if their patient has reached a positive or negative outcome since giving birth.
What is Postpartum Depression (PPD)?
Postpartum depression, or PPD, is a type of depression that affects women after they give birth. About 13% of women experience PPD in the first year after childbirth, and it can develop any time up to a year after the baby is born. Postpartum depression has deleterious effects on a woman's relationships, her functional status, and her ability to care for her infant. The reduction of PPD is a US priority healthcare need and a major public health concern.Read About Us or view a brief self-running Multimedia Demo.
In Focus
Patient Brochure
Our patient brochure, which is available in PDF format in both English and Spanish, has helpful information about the signs and symptoms of postpartum depression, and what mothers can do if they need help. Feel free to download or print them out, and share them with friends and family. This brochure was developed with the support of NIMH and is available as a free resource to download, print, and distribute for noncommercial use. The brochure must be used as is; no changes may be made to the copy or design.
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Road Blocks to Treatment
Patients with PPD may not always be amenable to beginning treatment. A panel of experts, moderated by Cindy-Lee Dennis, RN, PhD, outline and discuss 9 roadblocks to treatment that may arise with newly diagnosed PPD patients, and how healthcare providers can work with them to overcome these obstacles to getting the treatment they need.
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Events Calendar
Medical Updates
In the News
Events Calendar: May 2012
ACOG 60th Annual Clinical Meeting in San Diego, California from May 5-9, 2012When: MAY 5 - MAY 9
Where: San Diego, California
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Medical Updates
Screening and Counseling for Postpartum Depression by Nurses: The Women’s ViewsLisa S. Segre, PhD, Michael W. O’Hara, PhD, Stephan Arndt, PhD, and Cheryl T. Beck, DNSc, CNM, FAAN
In this Part 2 article of research examining a model of care in which nurses screen and counsel postpartum women for postpartum depression, acceptability of such a model to postpartum patients was evaluated with a diverse sample of American women.
Maternal Health Needs and Interest in Screening for Depression and Health Behaviors During Pediatric Visits.
Walker LO, Im EO, Tyler DO.
J Pediatr Health Care. 2012 Jan 10. [Epub ahead of print]
A mail survey was used with names randomly drawn from birth files and balanced for race/ethnicity and income level. Aims were to assess postpartum health care barriers; health status (including depression and health behaviors); missed opportunities to discuss maternal health at health visits; acceptability of maternal screening in pediatric settings; and association of these variables with income level and race/ethnicity.
Prenatal health behaviors and postpartum depression: is there an association?
Dagher RK, Shenassa ED.
Arch Womens Ment Health. 2012 Jan 4. [Epub ahead of print]
Postpartum depression is a prevalent mental disorder; however, scarce research has examined its association with prenatal health behaviors. This study investigated the associations of cigarette smoking, caffeine intake, and vitamin intake during pregnancy with postpartum depressive symptoms at 8 weeks after childbirth.
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In the News
10 Celebrities Who Battled Postpartum DepressionHealth.com
About 13 percent of women who give birth develop postpartum depression, a serious, long-lasting condition that's more than just "baby blues." Postpartum depression can happen to anyone, even the rich and famous (and new dads too). Exhaustion, sleep deprivation, and other stressors take their toll. These celebrity moms shared their postpartum depression with the world, despite a cultural stigma against discussing motherhood in less-than-glowing terms.
Mode of delivery doesn't affect later maternal stress
Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Whether a woman gives birth by elective C-section or vaginal delivery may not affect her anxiety or stress levels afterward, suggests a new study that questions the idea of using C-sections just for the sake of a mother's mental well-being.
Psych Episode Near Childbirth May Presage Bipolar Disorder
HealthDay News
FRIDAY, Dec. 9 (HealthDay News) -- New mothers who experience a psychiatric disorder within 30 days after giving birth have an increased risk of developing bipolar disorder, according to a new study.
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Books
Check out our list of important books on postpartum depression and related disorders.
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Last Updated: 2/15/2012 3:46:20 PM
Last Updated: 2/15/2012 3:46:20 PM