Category Archives: PPD Causes
Couples Caring Relationship Impacts Postpartum Depression Study Finds
Caring beats baby blues 20 OCT 11 @ 06:00AM BY EMILY WEBB YARRA Ranges parents may benefit from strengthening their relationships, with new research finding the quality of a couple’s relationship has a significant impact on postnatal depression. Research by Jean … Continue reading
Does mode of birth affect risk of postpartum depression?
Apparently not, according to 7 researchers who interviewed 2560 women 6 weeks after giving birth and recently (july 2011) published their findings in BJOG. The following 11 risk factors were far more significant: young age of mother (5x higher if … Continue reading
Breastfeeding problems tied to moms’ depression
Wed, Jul 27 2011, By Amy Norton NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New moms who have particular difficulty breastfeeding may be at greater risk of postpartum depression, a new study suggests. The findings, reported in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology, … Continue reading
Insufficient sleep linked to increased incidence of postpartum depression
Postpartum depression higher in sleep deprived moms Published on July 21, 2009 by Dennis Rosen, M.D. in Sleeping Angels Depression after childbirth, or postpartum depression, occurs in between 13-20% of women. Its onset is usually a few weeks after childbirth, and many risk factors … Continue reading
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Predicting Postpartum Depression May Be Possible
Wed Sep 23, 7:03 pm ET WEDNESDAY, Sept. 23 (HealthDay News) — Spanish researchers report that they’ve developed ways to detect 80 percent of cases of postpartum depression, which is estimated to affect more than one in 10 women who give birth. “Early diagnosis … Continue reading