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Social support and social conflict as predictors of prenatal depression.
Westdahl C, Milan S, Magriples U, Kershaw TS, Rising SS, Ickovics JR.
Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Jul;110(1):134-40.
This prospective study was performed to estimate how social support and social conflict relate to prenatal depressive symptoms and to generate a brief clinical tool to identify women at increased psychosocial risk.
Prevalence, correlates, and persistence of maternal depression.
McCue Horwitz S, Briggs-Gowan MJ, Storfer-Isser A, Carter AS.
J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2007 Jun;16(5):678-91.
Using a birth cohort, these secondary analyses document the prevalence and correlates of depressive symptoms in mothers of young children, as well as the rates and predictors of persistent and incident elevated depressive symptoms at a 1-year follow-up.
An evaluation of two bonding questionnaires: a comparison of the Mother-to-Infant Bonding Scale with the Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire in a sample of primiparous mothers.
Wittkowski A, Wieck A, Mann S.
Arch Womens Ment Health. 2007 Jul 4; [Epub ahead of print]
The psychometric properties of the 8-item Mother-to-Infant Bonding Scale (MIB) and the 25-item Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire (PBQ) were examined in a sample of first-time mothers in order to establish their reliability and validity.
InTheNews
Baby Makes Three: Dealing With Children in Your Relationship
ABC News, July 30, 2007
A new baby can bring joy, stress, and postpartum depression to both mothers and fathers. John Gottman of the Relationship Research Institute has developed a Bringing Baby Home workshop, a 2-day course that prepares a couple for how their relationship will change once a baby arrives.
Ingesting the placenta: Is it healthy for new moms?
USA Today, July 19, 2007
Although placentophagy is far from widespread and is received with great skepticism by more traditional medical experts, some believe that the organ created by the woman's body to pass nutrients between mother and fetus is rich in chemicals that can help mitigate fluctuations in hormones believed to cause postpartum depression.
Supermom, RIP: return of the night nurse
The Globe and Mail, July 17, 2007
Agencies that place baby nurses, also called night nurses, say that demand for the service has surged even among families that are not affluent. Demand is being fuelled in part by a swelling number of multiple births, an increased rate of cesarean section, and a growing awareness of postpartum depression.
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