by Katherine Stone |
A new study published in the Oxford University Press journal Human Reproduction finds that depressed pregnant women have twice the risk of preterm delivery than pregnant women with no symptoms of depression. The study was conducted by the Kaiser Permanente Division of... by Katherine Stone |
I found an excellent article on Health Commentary calling for universal screening for PPD written by Amy Gagliardi, a writer and research based at Yale University. Check out the whole piece, but here is a highlight:Wilen and Mounts in their article, Women with... by Katherine Stone |
A new clinic focusing on women’s mood disorders has just been established at the University of North Carolina. Dr. David Rubinow, the chairman of UNC’s psychiatry department, established the clinic. I reached out to Dr. Rubinow via email to ask him about... by Katherine Stone |
Attached below is the Spring issue of Massachusetts General Hospital’s Center for Women’s Health Newsletter. It’s an email newsletter, so I can’t give you a direct link — you’ll have to download it. This month’s features are:... by Katherine Stone |
The following study provides helpful information about the use of antidepressant medication during pregnancy and its effects on infants after delivery. I find the results of this study comforting — not that I think any ill effects on babies are a good thing...