ReviewJournal of personalized medicine2023
Maternity Blues: A Narrative Review.
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25 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Artificial intelligence in the prevention and early detection of postpartum depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Prophylactic esketamine to reduce postpartum depression in primiparae: A multicentre, double-blind, randomised clinical trial.European journal of anaesthesiology · 2026Trial
- Effects of a family-centered empowerment intervention on role adaptation and depressive symptoms in high-risk primigravidas and their partners.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Trial
- The Effect of Early-Initiated Half-Swaddling and Kangaroo Care Practices on Maternal Sleep Quality and Postpartum Depression in Term Infants: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Nursing & health sciences · 2025Trial
- Experiences of a postpartum depression prevention programme in a circumpolar setting: insights from pregnant women and healthcare providers.International journal of circumpolar health · 2026Article
- Identifying Risk Factors of Postpartum Depressive Symptoms: The Effect of Self-Efficacy and Social Support Among Mothers.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Postpartum Depression Screening in Latvia: Validation and Optimal Cut-Off of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Relationships among the partner support received by mothers in the early postpartum period, maternal blues, and breastfeeding self-efficacy: a cross-sectional study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Carrying Strength and Silence: A Patient Perspective on Postpartum Mood in Black Motherhood.Journal of patient experience · 2026Article
- Perinatal Depression: Current Knowledge.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2026Review
- Evaluating and predicting exclusive breastfeeding behaviour based on an energy vitality model during women's lactation: a longitudinal study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Postpartum Depression: Interacting Biological Pathways and the Promising Validation of Blood-Based Biomarkers.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Joint effects of traffic-related air pollution and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy on maternal postpartum depressive and anxiety symptoms.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2025Article
- Postpartum Depression Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Diagnosis, and Management: An Appraisal of the Current Knowledge and Future Perspectives.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Psychiatric Risk Factors for Postpartum Depression: A Systematic Review.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Edinburgh postnatal depression scale score elevation in caregivers of infants with cystic fibrosis.Pediatric pulmonology · 2025Observational
- Effect of nurse-led intervention on postpartum wellbeing and parental competence among primi postnatal mothers at selected primary health centers, Chennai.Bioinformation · 2025Article
- Awareness of postpartum depression among midwives and pregnant women in Arkhangelsk, Arctic Russia.Global health action · 2024Article
- Call For Action: The Obstetrician's Role In Peripartum Mental Health.Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology of India · 2024Review
- Development and validation of the puppy blues scale measuring temporary affective disturbance resembling baby blues.Npj mental health research · 2024Article
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Abstract
Puerperium is a period of great vulnerability for the woman, associated with intense physical and emotional changes. Maternity blues (MB), also known as baby blues, postnatal blues, or post-partum blues, include low mood and mild, transient, self-limited depressive symptoms, which can be developed in the first days after delivery. However, the correct identification of this condition is difficult because a shared definition and well-established diagnostic tools are not still available. A great heterogenicity has been reported worldwide regarding MB prevalence. Studies described an overall prevalence of 39%, ranging from 13.7% to 76%, according to the cultural and geographical contexts. MB is a well-established risk factor for shifting to more severe post-partum mood disorders, such as post-partum depression and postpartum psychosis. Several risk factors and pathophysiological mechanisms which could provide the foundation of MB have been the object of investigations, but only poor evidence and speculations are available until now. Taking into account its non-negligible prevalence after childbirth, making an early diagnosis of MB is important to provide adequate and prompt support to the mother, which may contribute to avoiding evolutions toward more serious post-partum disorders. In this paper, we aimed to offer an overview of the knowledge available of MB in terms of definitions, diagnosis tools, pathophysiological mechanisms, and all major clinical aspects. Clinicians should know MB and be aware of its potential evolutions in order to offer the most timely and effective evidence-based care.
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