ReviewDeutsches Arzteblatt international2012
Recognizing and treating peripartum depression.
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- A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial of sertraline for postpartum depression.Psychopharmacology · 2014Trial
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- Association of brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels at different trimesters and new-onset depressive symptom in the third trimester among pregnant women: a longitudinal study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
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- Investigation and Analysis of Emotional State and Oxytocin Level in Patients with Postpartum Depression.Actas espanolas de psiquiatria · 2024Article
- A pilot acceptability evaluation of MomMind: A digital health intervention for Peripartum Depression prevention and management focused on health disparities.PLOS digital health · 2024Article
- Treatment of depression during pregnancy: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Acceptance, experiences, and needs of hospitalized pregnant women toward an electronic mindfulness-based intervention: A pilot mixed-methods study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Olfactory shifts linked to postpartum depression.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Analysis of Online Peripartum Depression Communities: Application of Multilabel Text Classification Techniques to Inform Digitally-Mediated Prevention and Management.Frontiers in digital health · 2021Article
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- Contextual-relationship and stress-related factors of postpartum depression symptoms in nulliparas: a prospective study from Ljubljana, Slovenia.Reproductive health · 2019Article
- Individual and Contextual Factors of Nulliparas' Levels of Depression, Anxiety and Fear of Childbirth in the Last Trimester of Pregnancy: Intimate Partner Attachment a Key Factor?Zdravstveno varstvo · 2019Article
- Predictors of psychological distress in low-income mothers over the first postpartum year.Research in nursing & health · 2019Article
- A Pilot Study of Partner Chair Massage Effects on Perinatal Mood, Anxiety, and Pain.International journal of therapeutic massage & bodywork · 2019Article
- Placenta - Worth Trying? Human Maternal Placentophagia: Possible Benefit and Potential Risks.Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde · 2018Article
- Neighborhood Effects on PND Symptom Severity for Women Enrolled in a Home Visiting Program.Community mental health journal · 2018Article
- Altered stress patterns and increased risk for postpartum depression among low-income pregnant women.Archives of women's mental health · 2016Article
- Preventing brain disorders: a framework for action.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2015Article
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Abstract
backgroundIn this article, we review current data on the prevalence of, risk factors for, and treatment of peripartum depression.
methodPertinent publications were retrieved by searches in Medline and the Cochrane Library using the key words "peri/pre/post", "partum/partal/natal", "maternal/motherhood/pregnancy", and "depression/affective disorder".
resultsDepression is the most common peripartal disease: The prevalence of depressive disorders is 18.4% during pregnancy and 19.2% in the puerperium. Prepartum depression is associated with preterm birth, low birth weight, and an abnormal fetal heart rate. In the long run, children of depressed mothers have been found to have impaired cognitive and emotional abilities. Risk factors for peripartal depression include prior depression, poor social support, poor quality of intimate relationship, and negative live events. Peripartum depression can be treated effectively with psychotherapy or drug therapy. Current data support the use of antidepressants during pregnancy and breastfeeding. In many places, pregnancy counseling centers offer low-threshold psychosocial assistance. Nonetheless, no more than 20% of the affected women are identified, even though rapid screening would be possible with instruments such as the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and the two Whooley questions.
conclusionPeripartum depression is both common and treatable. Screening for depression should become a routine part of both prepartum care by gynecologists and postpartum care by midwives. This will only be possible, however, with expanded availability of ambulatory and inpatient psychotherapy and psychiatric care for the affected women and their children.
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