ArticleBJPsych open2023
Baby blues, premenstrual syndrome and postpartum affective disorders: intersection of risk factors and reciprocal influences.
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- Maternal brain alterations based on neurotransmitter and hormone receptor distributions over six months postpartum.Translational psychiatry · 2026Article
- Sleep Matters for Intimacy: Impact of Sleep Quality and Psychosocial Context on Female Sexual Function During Pregnancy.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Carrying Strength and Silence: A Patient Perspective on Postpartum Mood in Black Motherhood.Journal of patient experience · 2026Article
- Biomarkers in maternal mental health research in Indonesia: toward a pragmatic hybrid framework in low-resource settings.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Trajectories and dimensional phenotypes of depressive symptoms throughout pregnancy and postpartum in relation to prior premenstrual symptoms.The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science · 2025Article
- Postpartum Depression Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Diagnosis, and Management: An Appraisal of the Current Knowledge and Future Perspectives.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Executive functioning in matrescence and implications for perinatal depression.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Review
- From Pregnancy to Postpartum: The Dynamic Reorganization of the Maternal Brain.Neuroscience insights · 2025Article
- Time-sensitive changes in the maternal brain and their influence on mother-child attachment.Translational psychiatry · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe aetiology and consequences of 'baby blues' (lower mood following childbirth) are yet to be sufficiently investigated with respect to an individual's clinical history.
aimsThe primary aim of the study was to assess the symptoms of baby blues and the relevant risk factors, their associations with clinical history and premenstrual syndrome (PMS), and their possible contribution to the early recognition of postpartum depression (PPD).
methodBeginning shortly after childbirth, 369 mothers were followed up for 12 weeks. Information related to their clinical history, PMS, depression, stress and mother-child attachment was collected. At 12 weeks, mothers were classified as non-depressed, or with either PPD or adjustment disorder.
resultsA correlation was found between the severity of baby blues and PMS (
conclusionsBaby blues are linked to a number of risk factors and a history of PMS, with both conditions adding to the risk of PPD. The neuroendocrine effects on mood need be understood in the context of individual risk factors. The assessment of both baby blues and PMS symptoms within the first postpartum days may contribute to an early identification of PPD.
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