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As many as 1 in 5 new mothers will suffer from severe depression or anxiety after giving birth, and a woman is significantly more likely to suffer from one of these conditions during her first year as a mother than at any other time in her life. And...

by Shareen Y. El-Ibiary, Steven P. Hamilton, Rebecca Abel, Carolyn A. Erdman, Patricia A. Robertson, and Patrick R. Finley Dr. El-Ibiary is from Midwestern University, College of Pharmacy-Glendale, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Glendale, Arizona,...

It wasn’t until her daughter’s pediatrician recognized her symptoms as postpartum psychosis that Kennedy sought treatment. Now she wants to make sure other mothers don’t go through something similar. “In our society, you feel...

First introduced in 2015, the Bringing Postpartum Depression Out of the Shadows Act has been passed by the U.S. House. The bill will now go on to the Senate for consideration. Pregnancy, childbirth, and lactation are a unique time in a woman’s life...

The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is the screening instrument most commonly used to identify women with postpartum mood disorders.  This is a 10-item questionnaire which has been validated in many different populations and is available...