Search Results for 'Postpartum Depression'

Postpartum Depression Affects 1 In 7 Mothers

It's well documented that some women suffer depression after having a baby. But it's less well-known just how many do. The largest study to date shows that as many as 1 in every 7 women suffers postpartum depression. And the study [...]

Posted On : Mar, 14 2013 | Comments : 0

Dealing with postpartum depression

The birth of a baby is usually a joyful time. However, one in eight women will suffer from postpartum depression. Instead of feeling elated about their new family member, they may feel depressed, anxious, irritable, worried and withdrawn. [...]

Posted On : May, 28 2012 | Comments : 0

Postpartum Depression Linked to Higher Health Care Costs

A mom who suffers from depression after giving birth — called postpartum depression — is also likely to incur higher health care costs than a mom who doesn’t suffer from such depression. This finding is according to a [...]

Posted On : Apr, 11 2012 | Comments : 0

Depression – Postpartum Depression Residential Treatment Tra...

In recent years the importance of recognizing postpartum depression has become an importance health care issue among all health care workers. The postpartum depression residential treatment training is aimed to identify the signs and symp [...]

Posted On : Mar, 16 2012 | Comments : 0

New Hope for Women With Postpartum Depression

Postpartum depression is the most horribly ironic illness known to womankind. Here you are, supposed to be on top of the world, and the best moment of your life is made a wretched hell by rampant hormones at war with your brain. If depres [...]

Posted On : Aug, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Postpartum depression, trouble breast-feeding go together

A new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has found that mothers who struggle to breast-feed in the first two weeks after giving birth are more prone to postpartum depression. The study, which was published in th [...]

Posted On : Aug, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

Stigma Hinders Treatment For Postpartum Depression

When Heidi Koss picks up her daughter Bronwen from middle school in a Seattle suburb, it's completely routine: They chat about kickball and whether Bronwen ate the muffin her mother packed for a snack. But 10 years ago when Bronwen wa [...]

Posted On : Aug, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

Fish oil may reduce postpartum depression

Omega-3 fatty acids consumed during pregnancy may reduce the risk of postpartum depression, but a larger study is needed, U.S. researchers say. In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled dietary intervention trial, 52 pregnant wom [...]

Posted On : Apr, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Shedding light on postpartum depression

Julie Isaac waited months to be diagnosed with postpartum depression because she thought new moms who had it wanted to hurt themselves or their babies. She was just an anxious "terrible mother" because she couldn't get her [...]

Posted On : Feb, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Anticipating Postpartum Depression

Not every woman suffers from postpartum depression after giving birth. What 80 percent of new mothers do experience are the "baby blues," says the Child Center and Adult Services, a mental health counseling organization in Gait [...]

Posted On : Dec, 30 2010 | Comments : 0

Bad Mommy! The Baby Blues and Postpartum Depression

Eighteen years ago, when I gave birth to my son, I was a wreck; depressed and racked with guilt over it. I learned later I wasn’t alone. Many mothers felt the same way when their kids were born, only they kept it quiet. Today, than [...]

Posted On : Nov, 02 2010 | Comments : 0

Postpartum depression needs to be prioritized, Sask. report ...

But on Thursday, she raised her hands above her head and did a quick "happy dance" at the Saskatchewan legislature, optimistic that a new maternal mental-health report endorsed by the provincial government will make the postpar [...]

Posted On : Oct, 23 2010 | Comments : 0

Brain mechanism for postpartum depression identified

Researchers from University of California at Los Angeles have uncovered a brain mechanism that may be responsible for postpartum depression in women. The team has identified a suspect protein in mice that may promote depression-like beha [...]

Posted On : May, 28 2010 | Comments : 0

Screening for Postpartum Depression Can Be Beneficial

Many women experience depression during and after pregnancy and could benefit from screening and treatment, although there is not enough evidence to support a recommendation for universal screening, according to a committee opinion publishe [...]