Medical Updates
Screening and Counseling for Postpartum Depression by Nurses: The Women’s Views
Lisa 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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10 Celebrities Who Battled Postpartum Depression
Health.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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