Postpartum Depression News & Features

March 17, 2022 — A new study shows rates of postpartum depression rose nearly three-fold during the COVID pandemic, along with increases in major depression and thoughts of self-harm.

March 7, 2022 — A new study reveals antidepressants don't always help ease depression and anxiety in pregnant women and new moms.

November 30, 2021 — Difficulties include trouble meeting medical costs, having utilities shut off, inability to pay bills and even eviction and homelessness.

July 6, 2021 — A team of Danish investigators led by researcher Sarah Pedersen, of the Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, extensively interviewed eight fathers with PPD and found their primary experiences involved feelings of being overwhelmed and powerless or inadequate, which sometimes turned into anger and frustration.

December 9, 2020 — The study found that 36%, or more than 1 in 3, had significant levels of depression. Prior to the pandemic, rates of perinatal depression were about 15% to 20%.

October 29, 2020 — Of nearly 4,900 new mothers researchers followed, one-quarter had depression symptoms at some point in their child's first three years.

February 10, 2020 — Compared with local anesthesia, general anesthesia was associated with a 54% increased odds of postpartum depression, and a 91% higher risk of suicidal thoughts or self-inflicted injury.

March 20, 2019 — The drug, Zulesso (brexanolone), is delivered via intravenous infusion.

October 12, 2018 — Pregnant women’s odds of developing postpartum depression were strongly influenced by the number of daylight hours during the last month of pregnancy and immediately after delivery, a new study has found.

August 9, 2018 — New research confirms that roughly 10 percent of new dads experience postpartum depression, and up to 18 percent have some type of anxiety disorder after the birth of a child.

October 23, 2017 — Season of delivery and other factors may influence the risk, study finds

September 26, 2017 — Mood disorder seen in 1 in 200 new moms with no psychiatric history

March 13, 2017 — Researchers look to nutrients to offset temporary brain-chemical changes in new mothers

March 7, 2017 — The model and author got candid about the painful time following the birth of her daughter last April.

October 26, 2016 — Reduced inflammation one possible reason for the association, researcher says

December 13, 2013 — Study of 800 women found higher symptom rates with shorter leaves

July 18, 2012 — New research points to specific brain changes seen in moms with postpartum depression.

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May 11, 2011 — Pregnant women who have lower levels of the hormone oxytocin may be at greater risk for developing postpartum depression, a new study shows.

March 3, 2011 — Feelings of depression and anxiety following a miscarriage may last for almost three years after the birth of a healthy baby, finds a new study in the British Journal of Psychiatry.

September 7, 2010 — Both moms and dads are at an increased risk for depression during the first year of their infant's life, finds a new study of parents in the U.K.

February 24, 2009 — Pregnant moms with diabetes have an increased risk for postpartum depression, according to research appearing in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

February 2, 2009 — A study shows that blood levels of the hormone pCRH in pregnant women may help predict postpartum depression.

January 15, 2009 — Phone calls from volunteer mothers who overcame postpartum depression prevent depressive symptoms in at-risk mothers, a Canadian study shows.

May 6, 2008 — Postpartum depression hits new dads, too, a study shows.

April 10, 2008 — The CDC's latest postpartum depression statistics show postpartum depression in about 12% to 20% of new moms in 17 states in 2004-2005.

February 15, 2008 — Women who give birth to a boy may be at increased risk of getting severe postpartum depression, according to a French study.

January 1, 2007 — Brooke Shields seemingly has it all -- happy marriage, celebrated beauty, critical applause, world fame. Yet, after her child was born, she fought the "mother lode" of emotional battles: a crippling bout with postpartum depression.

December 5, 2006 — First-time mothers have a higher risk for postpartum depression than other new moms, and their risk is greatest during their first three months of parenthood, a Danish study shows.

August 7, 2006 — After years studying postpartum depression in new moms, a recent study suggests that new dads can get depressed too.

August 23, 2001 — Depressed Women Often Have Trouble Bonding With Their Infants

January 1, 2001 — For the one in 10 new dads whose partners suffer from postpartum depression, it can be a frightening and lonely experience.

November 14, 2000 — Talk therapy can help bad cases of the 'new-baby blues.' The finding, published in the November issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry, suggests that breastfeeding mothers with clinical depression may not have to risk the possible side effects of antidepressant drugs on their infants.