Clinical trial: Progesterone reduces postpartum depression in Naprotechnology patients

BACKGROUND: Postpartum depression (PPD) affects 10% to 20% of mothers, with higher rates among marginalized communities. Mental health issues contribute to 22.7% of pregnancy-related deaths. Doulas pr...

BACKGROUND: Women who are positive for thyroid antibodies in early gestation are prone to post-partum depression, apparently independent of thyroid dysfunction, as measured by serum levels of free thy...

BACKGROUND: Postnatal depression refers to a non-psychotic depressive episode that begins in or extends into the postpartum period. The aims of this study were to examine the prevalence of depressive ...

Despite the high prevalence of postpartum depressive disorders, many signs and symptoms of this illness are dismissed as normal physiologic changes associated with childbirth. Prompt recognition and t...