http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Tracy Perkins Rodriguez, 36, thought her life was finally on the upswing. When her husband returned from his third tour of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, the couple purchased their dream home and promptly became pregnant with the child they had always hoped to conceive together. However, as Rodriguez entered her third trimester of pregnancy, she began feeling tired with little enthusiasm for everyday life. http://www.physorg.com/news171819286.html Medicine & Health Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:35:08 EST news171819286 The joys of motherhood for many women can also lead other new moms to experience postpartum depression and even worse - ideas for committing suicide. http://www.physorg.com/news171195682.html Medicine & Health Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:22:09 EST news171195682 Women who have higher levels of a hormone produced by the placenta midway through pregnancy appear more likely to develop postpartum depression, a study authored by a UC Irvine researcher finds. http://www.physorg.com/news152803062.html Medicine & Health Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:17:58 EST news152803062 Postpartum depression (PPD) can lead to poor sleep quality, recent research shows. A study published in the current issue of the Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing shows that depression symptoms worsen in PPD patients when their quality of sleep declines. http://www.physorg.com/news148134055.html Medicine & Health Wed, 10 Dec 2008 12:20:55 EST news148134055 A new study has found that mothers who delivered vaginally compared to caesarean section delivery (CSD) were significantly more responsive to the cry of their own baby, identified through MRI brain scans two to four weeks after delivery. http://www.physorg.com/news139719003.html Medicine & Health Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:50:03 EST news139719003 A new study provides critical insight into the disabling depression experienced by many women during early motherhood. The research, published by Cell Press in the July 31 issue of the journal Neuron, reveals new details about the pathogenesis of postpartum depression and provides a mouse model that may lead to development of new treatments for mood disorders associated with pregnancy. http://www.physorg.com/news136641284.html Medicine & Health Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:54:44 EST news136641284