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Pregnancy hormone predicts postpartum depression

Medicine & Health / Research

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.


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 ...


Mothers with postpartum depression with suicidal thoughts and their infant interactions

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created Sep 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The joys of motherhood for many women can also lead other new moms to experience postpartum depression and even worse - ideas for committing suicide.


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 ...


Poor sleep quality linked to postpartum depression

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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 ...


Beating the baby blues: A mouse model for postpartum depression

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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 ...