The purpose of the present study was to examine the prevalence of postpartum depression as a function of three indices of social status: income, education and occupational prestige. METHOD: A sample of 4,332 postpartum women completed a demographic interview and the Inventory to Diagnose ...
Given the manifold ways that depression impairs Darwinian fitness, the persistence in the human genome of risk alleles for the disorder remains a much debated mystery. Evolutionary theories that view depressive symptoms as adaptive fail to provide parsimonious explanations for why even mild depressive sy...
Fibronectin and postpartum infection in rabbits: an animal model. A rabbit model was explored in preliminary studies of uterine colonization and infection, following cesarean section (CS), by toxigenic Staphylococcus aure... RE Bawdon,AM Fiskin,BB Little,... - 《Gynecologic & Obstetric Investigatio...
Climate change can trigger or intensify anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress. In addition to job instability, natural disasters, and displacement can disrupt social cohesion and support networks, leading to increased drug use and violence.[23] Who is most at risk? An individual’s vulner...
Continuity in self-report measures of maternal anxiety, stress, and depressive symptoms from pregnancy through two years postpartum Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology 29(2), 115-124.Dipietro JA, Costigan KA, Sipsma HL. Continuity in self-report measures of maternal ... JA Di...
Objective Examine the relationship between breastfeeding practices (breastfeeding status and breastfeeding length) and postpartum depression (PPD) risk, after controlling for significant risk factors for PPD. Design A cross‐sectional, correlational study design was used. Data was used from a national...
Background: During treatment of postpartum depression with antidepressant drugs, the mothers often strongly wish to continue breast-feeding although the long-term safety of exposing infants to low doses of antidepressants has not been established. Methods: Citalopram in breast milk and in the serum ...
An exploratory study on the feasibility and appropriateness of family psychoeducation for postpartum women with psychosis in Uganda Background: We explored how family psychoeducation could be made culturally sensitive for postpartum mothers with psychotic illness in a Ugandan setting. M... J Nakigudde...