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Results Out on Kaiser Permanente Study on Depression Before, During & After Pregnancy

According to a new study from Kaiser Permanente, more than one in seven women are depressed in the nine months before pregnancy, during their pregnancy, or in the nine months after giving birth. Highlights from an article on the study on WebMD:The new research expands...

Boston Globe Covers Antepartum Depression

by Katherine Stone | 2 comments

At the Postpartum Support International conference, I was reminded over and over that ours is a spectrum disorder. In a spectrum disorder the symptoms and characteristics can present themselves in a wide variety of combinations, from mild to severe. As many of you...

Depression During Pregnancy

by Katherine Stone | 2 comments

Thanks to Katherine Cruise for sending me the link to this article in USA Today a few days ago about depression during pregnancy: http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2006-03-12-depression-pregnancy_x.htm In terms of taking meds during pregnancy, I can only share my...

Study busts pregnant and happy myth

by Katherine Stone | 1 comment

I got this news from CNN.com yesterday: Study busts pregnant and happy myth. I give it to you here, now, verbatim:CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) — Pregnant women who stop taking antidepressants run a high risk of slipping back into depression, a study found, busting the...