Medical research
Postnatal depression impact on digital behaviors and lack of resources for new dads
New parents often find themselves with negative self-image and feel alienated from support networks, new research has found.
Jul 23, 2021
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News tagged with postnatal depression
Obstetrics & gynaecology
How pregnancy can be made more difficult by maternity care's notions of 'normal'
Maternity records in the UK have spaces only for the expectant mother and the baby's father. This inflexibility can cause difficulties for the pregnant person, their partner, and their unborn baby if they do not fit into ...
Oct 8, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study shows people fail to recognise male postnatal depression
A new study shows that people are almost twice as likely to correctly identify signs of postnatal depression in women than in men.
May 13, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Emergency caesareans put new mothers at higher risk of developing postnatal depression
A new study has revealed first-time mothers who give birth via unplanned caesarean section are 15 percent more likely to experience postnatal depression.
Jan 23, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Men get postnatal depression too, and as the mother's main support, they need help
England's National Health Service (NHS) this week announced it will offer mental health screening and treatment for new and expectant fathers whose partners are suffering from mental illness. The NHS described this as a "radical ...
Dec 7, 2018
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Pediatrics
Dysphoric milk ejection: The real reason you might feel sad when breastfeeding
As a health visitor, you get used to friends with babies asking questions about sleep, feeding and dirty nappies. Usually, these are straightforward, or you can at least direct people to the right help. But every once in ...
Oct 10, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Could a mobile app help postnatal depression patients stay in treatment?
A University of Portsmouth researcher has designed an app to help women with postnatal depression stay on track with their treatment and access support from friends and family.
Jul 24, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Postnatal depression has life-long impact on mother-child relations
Postnatal depression (PND) can impact the quality of relationships between mother and child into adult life, and have a negative influence on the quality of relationships between grandmothers and grandchildren, new research ...
Feb 20, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Postnatal depression has greater impact on children's development when it is persistent and severe
Postnatal depression which persists beyond 6 months after birth and is severe, increases the risk of children exhibiting behavioural problems, achieving lower GCSE mathematics grades at 16 years and having depression at 18 ...
Feb 1, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Depressed fathers risk not getting help
Postnatal depression among new mothers is a well-known phenomenon. Knowledge about depression in new fathers, however, is more limited. A new study from Lund University in Sweden shows that depression among new fathers may ...
Nov 6, 2017
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