Postpartum Depression
Cluster Number:
Wiki Number: PW171
Diagnosis: Postpartum Depression
US Patients: 15% of new mothers; 1-26% of new fathers; postpartum psychosis-.1-.2 of 1% leading to 8 per 100,000 new baby murders In the US
World Patients: 17.7% world-wide; In US, African-American women have 25%; Asian-11.5%; other mothers in-between %s.
Sex Ratio: 80% of new mothers have milder “baby blues” which resolve in two weeks.
Age Onset: 1 week to 1 month after childbirth lasting more than two weeks; may also occur after miscarriage
Brain Area: Less activity in left frontal lobe; more in right frontal lobe, decreased connectivity for emotional-regulation; more amygdala arousal
Symptoms: extreme sadness and fatigue; can also affect the child, difficulty bonding, suicidal thoughts, worry about harming self or baby
Progression: 1/3 of women experience violence from men which increases postpartum depression
Causes: horomonal changes, sleep deprivation; synthetic oxycontin to induce birth; smoking, poverty, lack of emotional support
Medications: antidepressants, unless breast-feeding; SSRIs
Therapies: CBT and Interpersonal Therapy; light aerobic exercise may help in mild or moderate cases.
Youtube Video: Parenting through Postpartum Depression
Amazon or Library Book:
This Isn’t What I Expected – Overcoming Postpartum Depression
Click the book to link or order from Amazon.
Support Group: psidirectory.com; 593-894-9453
(Postpartum Support International)
4 CURRENT ARTICLES
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- Depressive symptoms and heart rate variability in perinatal women: A narrative reviewby Taeko Unno on January 28, 2025
CONCLUSIONS: This is the first review to investigate the relationship between psychiatric symptoms and heart rate variability in perinatal women. Understanding and using the characteristics of heart rate variability may lead to the detection of psychiatric symptoms in perinatal women and to self-care among women.
- Home visiting for postpartum depressionby Miao Yu on January 28, 2025
This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: To assess the benefits of home visiting models for postpartum depression amongst mothers of young children, where either the mothers or the children are enrolled in early childhood home visiting programs or interventions. To identify core components essential for a home visiting program to effectively address postpartum depression in mothers of young children. The hypothesized core components of such a...
- The prevalence of postpartum depression among women with physical disabilities: a systematic review and meta-analysisby Blaire C Pingeton on January 28, 2025
CONCLUSION: Our findings of a strong association between physical disability and PPD support the need for more research. Additional studies would 1) augment a nuanced understanding of how best to conceptualize PPD in women with physical disabilities and 2) facilitate testing the robustness of the association between PPD and physical disabilities to additional important moderators.
- Effects of an Online Theory-Based Educational Programme for Primiparous Women on Improving Breastfeeding-Related Outcomes: A Randomised Controlled Trialby Mei Sze Wong on January 27, 2025
CONCLUSIONS: The REST effectively improved BSE and EBF duration of the primiparous participants over 6 months postpartum and EBF rate at 2 months postpartum. With strong commendations from primiparous mothers, the REST with prenatal and postnatal online breastfeeding support to these mothers can be offered to address breastfeeding and infant-care needs.