Psychology & Psychiatry
C-section scars can be psychological too: 'What did I do wrong?'
Emily Keber-Goldrick remembers the moment she was told she needed a C-section.
Jun 9, 2017
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Exercise may help combat postpartum depression
An analysis of published studies indicates that physical exercise during pregnancy and the postpartum period is a safe way to achieve better psychological well-being and to reduce postpartum depressive symptoms.
Jun 7, 2017
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Mothers living with HIV with high CD4+ counts may benefit from continuing ART postpartum
Mothers in the early phases of HIV infection who continued antiretroviral therapy (ART) postpartum experienced a significantly slower rate of disease progression than those who stopped using ART after delivery, according ...
May 10, 2017
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Popular iPhone app to study postpartum depression expands to new countries, modules and Android version
The UNC School of Medicine today launched the Android version of PPD ACT, a mobile app-based study helping to further the understanding of why some women suffer from Postpartum Depression (PPD) and others do not - critical ...
Apr 27, 2017
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Postpartum hospital admissions for women with intellectual and developmental disabilities
A new study has shown that women with intellectual and developmental disabilities had nearly twice the risk of a hospital or emergency department visit with the first few weeks after giving birth compared to women without ...
Apr 6, 2017
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Clinical interviews effective in predicting postpartum depression
For non-depressed, pregnant women with histories of major depressive disorder, preventive treatment with antidepressants may not necessarily protect against postpartum depression, according to new UCLA research. In addition, ...
Mar 20, 2017
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Low levels of 'anti-anxiety' hormone linked to postpartum depression
In a small-scale study of women with previously diagnosed mood disorders, Johns Hopkins researchers report that lower levels of the hormone allopregnanolone in the second trimester of pregnancy were associated with an increased ...
Mar 14, 2017
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Dietary kit reduces baby blues, a precursor to postpartum depression
A dietary supplement kit, created to counter mood-altering brain changes linked to depression, virtually eliminated the "baby blues" among women in a new study at Toronto's Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH).
Mar 13, 2017
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Eating the placenta after childbirth—researchers explore perceptions of health benefits and risks
Placentophagy—maternal consumption of the placenta—has become increasingly prevalent in the past decade among women seeking to promote health and healing during the postpartum period. But how much do clinicians or patients ...
Feb 1, 2017
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Postpartum depression and anxiety distinct from other mood disorders, brain studies suggest
On the surface, postpartum depression (PPD) looks much like other forms of depression. New mothers struggling with it often withdraw from family and friends, lose their appetites, and of course, feel sad and irritable much ...
Jan 24, 2017
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