by Katherine Stone |
A study just published in the August 2008 issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, found that a history of psychiatric disorders or substance abuse was a strong predictor of post-partum suicide attempts. After adjusting for fetal or infant death... by Katherine Stone |
Childbirth Connection, a leading national not-for-profit organization that works to improve the quality of maternity care, today released "New Mothers Speak Out, National Survey Results Highlight Women's Postpartum Experiences." The combined survey... by Katherine Stone |
Matria Healthcare, LLC, a subsidiary of Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc., announced today that it has launched its MaternaLink Postpartum Depression (PPD) Screening Program, a service to help identify new moms at risk for PPD. The program’s focus is to... by Katherine Stone |
Science Daily explains the new research like this (which was a little bit easier for me to understand): "Researchers have pinpointed a mechanism in the brains of mice that could explain why some human mothers become depressed following childbirth.The discovery... by Katherine Stone |
The news is popping up all over today about a study in the July 31 issue of Neuron that appears to have uncovered a potential cause for postpartum depression, at least in mice. Warning — I have no idea how to translate the following into language for lay people....