Archive: 07/03/2016
New mothers with postpartum psychiatric disorders face increased risk of suicide
Over a period spanning four decades, a total of eight Danish women committed suicide within a year of being diagnosed with a birth-related psychiatric disorder, including severe episodes of postpartum depression or psychosis. ...
Mar 7, 2016
Bid to beat baby chest infection boosted by immune study
Babies at risk of a serious lung infection could be helped by a therapy based on the body's natural immune defences.
Mar 7, 2016
Depression and anxiety may reduce chances of IVF pregnancy
Depression and anxiety, and not necessarily the use of antidepressant medication, are associated with lower pregnancy and live birth rates following in vitro fertilisation, according to a large register study from Karolinska ...
Mar 7, 2016
The importance of depression screenings in pregnant, postpartum women
In January, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued new recommendations for health providers to provide more screenings for depression in pregnant and postpartum women. This came on the heel of studies indicating that ...
Mar 7, 2016