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Likely Cause of Postpartum Blues and Depression Identified

Likely cause of postpartum blues and depression identified

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 07, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Unique biochemical crosstalk that enables a fetus to get nutrition and oxygen from its mother's blood just may cause common postpartum blues, researchers say.





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Postpartum Baby Blues Impact Majority of New Moms

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 ...


Beating the baby blues: A mouse model for postpartum depression

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jul 30, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 ...


Pregnancy hormone predicts postpartum depression

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created Feb 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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.


Poor sleep quality linked to postpartum depression

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 10, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 ...


Nursing professor leads the way for 'telepsychiatry' by nurses to treat postpartum depression

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created May 08, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Women suffering with postpartum depression may in future be able to receive psychotherapy from a specially trained nurse over the phone, eliminating barriers to treatment such as distance, time, or the availability of a psychologist ...


Post-partum suicide attempt risks studied

Medicine & Health / Other

created Aug 06, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Although maternal suicide after giving birth is a relatively rare occurrence, suicide attempts often have long-lasting effects on the family and the infant. In a study published in the August 2008 issue of the American Jo ...


Poor sleep is independently associated with depression in postpartum women

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A study in the July 1 issue of the journal Sleep suggests that postpartum depression may aggravate an already impaired sleep quality, as experiencing difficulties with sleep is a symptom of depression. Twenty-one percent of dep ...


Women with diabetes before or during pregnancy at higher risk of depression

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Feb 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Low-income pregnant women and new mothers with diabetes have nearly twice the risk of experiencing depression during and after pregnancy than women without diabetes, according to a study in the February 25 issue of JAMA.


Natural childbirth makes mothers more responsive to own baby-cry

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created Sep 04, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

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 ...


Philips introduces light therapy device to offer quick relief from winter blues

Philips introduces light therapy device to offer quick relief from winter blues

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 31, 2008 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Royal Philips Electronics today introduced the goLITE BLU, a natural, convenient way to offer quick relief from seasonal mood-related problems. With the end of Daylight Saving time many Americans are affected ...



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