Postpartum Depression News & Features

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.

A new study reveals antidepressants don't always help ease depression and anxiety in pregnant women and new moms.

A large new study suggests first-time moms and new mothers of twins may be among those at greatest risk of postpartum depression symptoms.

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

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.

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%.

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

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.

The drug, Zulesso (brexanolone), is delivered via intravenous infusion.

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.

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.

Season of delivery and other factors may influence the risk, study finds

Mood disorder seen in 1 in 200 new moms with no psychiatric history

Researchers look to nutrients to offset temporary brain-chemical changes in new mothers

The model and author got candid about the painful time following the birth of her daughter last April.

Reduced inflammation one possible reason for the association, researcher says

Study of 800 women found higher symptom rates with shorter leaves

New research points to specific brain changes seen in moms with postpartum depression.

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

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.

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.

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

A study shows that blood levels of the hormone pCRH in pregnant women may help predict postpartum depression.

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