‘Fourth Trimester’ Focus Is Pushed to Prevent Maternal Deaths
For several weeks a year, the work of nurse-midwife Karen Sheffield-Abdullah is really detective work. She and a team of…
postpartum depression
A disease you just caught: Low-income African American mothers’ cultural beliefs about postpartum depression
By McClain Sampson, PhD, MSSW; Jacquelynn F. Duron, LCSW, PhD; Melissa Irene Maldonado Torres, MSW; and Michele R. Davidson, PhD, CNM,…
A disease you just caught: Low-income African American mothers’ cultural beliefs about postpartum depression
Postpartum depression (PPD), which occurs in 15%-20% of women after giving birth, is the most common complication of childbirth.1PPD can have…
FDA Approves First Pill for Postpartum Depression
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday approved Zurzuvae as the first oral treatment for postpartum depression (PPD).…
Many Ob/gyns Not Using Recommended Tools to Dx Depression, New Survey Finds
Few Reported Adequate Training in Suicide Risk Assessment
New treatment for postpartum depression offers hope, but the stigma attached to the condition still lingers
Postpartum depression can affect anyone, and it often sneaks in quietly, like a shadow in the corners of a new…
Postpartum depression screening in a pediatric clinic setting
By Ilana L. Farb, APRN, DNP, WHNP-BC, ANP-BC and Diane M. Schadewald, DNP, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, WHNP-BC Postpartum depression (PPD),…
Preventing Postpartum Depression Closer to Home
About one out of every nine expectant mothers in the United States experiences symptoms of postpartum depression, according to the…