Most mental health issues can betreated successfully and safely during pregnancy. Your doctor can make a diagnosis and treat you effectively most often with medications. If you are being treated effectively prior to your pregnancy, do not stop taking your medications without talking to your doctor....
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Black individuals experience high levels of comorbid mental health distress during pregnancy, according to a study published in the December issue of The Nurse Practitioner.
Positive mental health is an essential component of overall health and well-being. However, research in this area has been relatively neglected. This study used a longitudinal dataset to investigate the impact of maternal positive emotions during pregnan
that the burden of additional appoint-ments and self-monitoring could dimin-ish well-being in pregnancy and thepostpartum period.In previous studies, pregestational dia-betes (4) and gestational diabetes melli-tus (5) have been associated with anincreased incidence of mental healthconditions, ...
This study examined sleep‐related impairment and cognitions, and mental health in women during the third trimester of pregnancy. Methods.: 159 first‐time mothers (age M±SD=33.4±3.4), with singleton pregnancy and without severe physical/psychiatric conditions, completed the following assessments at...
There’s a lot to be anxious about during pregnancy. But to keep your mental health in pregnancy in check, try not to let your mind wander to the worst-case scenarios all the time, and instead, just breathe through it and focus on what you can control, rather than what you cannot con...
Gaps remain in the understanding of women's psychological needs during and after pregnancy, despite recent improvements in clinical practice, research suggests. Work still needs to be done to ensure that services meet the needs of women who are experiencing mental health problems, the study concludes...
New research by the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) has shown that men with a history of common mental health problems are four times more likely to experience mental health problems during their partner's pregnancy.
In a pregnant woman, mental health conditions during and after pregnancy have an impact not only on the health of the mother but on the birth outcomes and child behavior. There is a higher rate of mental health disorders, such as depression, which can affect the health and well-being of ...