The first known reference to Postpartum Depression (PPD), was Hippocrates’ 4th century hypothesis that drainage of lochia, if suppressed, could flow the brain resulting in agitation, delirium, and episodes mania. This became dogma lasted over a millennium. Over years, knowledge PPD has evolved but researchers still struggle establish it as distinct disease entity. It initially recognized Major ...

Postpartum depression (PPD), as a common complication of childbearing, could have adverse consequences on mothers, children, and families. This cohort study aimed to assess the association between duration of folic acid (FA) supplementation during pregnancy and the onset of PPD in Chinese women. A total of 1592 participants were recruited, and data collected between July 2015 and March 2017 in ...

Postpartum depression (PPD) is common after birth and can have a profound effect on women their families. It therefore important to understand the conditions factors that lead occurrence maintenance of PPD. The first aim current study was identify whether there relationship between alexithymia postpartum depressive symptoms (PPDS) in sample Romanian mothers. second explore self-criticism self-c...

BACKGROUND Some 5%-15% of all women experience postpartum depression (PPD), which for many is their first psychiatric disorder. The purpose of this study was to estimate the incidence of postpartum affective disorder (AD), duration of treatment, and rate of subsequent postpartum AD and other affective episodes in a nationwide cohort of women with no prior psychiatric history. METHODS AND FIND...

• Objective: To describe an initiative intended to improve the identification and treatment of postpartum depression (PPD), a condition that is often unrecognized and untreated. • Setting: Health maintenance organization (HMO) in

Postpartum depression (PPD) is a common complication of childbearing, and has increasingly been identified as a major public health problem. Untreated maternal depression has multiple potential negative effects on maternal-infant attachment and child development. Screening for depression in the perinatal period is feasible in multiple primary care or obstetric settings, and can help identify de...

BACKGROUND Postpartum depression is a well-known phenomenon that occurs in about 10% of births and affects the quality of life of the mother as well as the family. As in other cases of depression, under-diagnosis of PPD may keep patients from getting proper care and increase their physical and emotional distress. OBJECTIVES To identify patients with PPD and to describe their consultation patt...

Objective: This analytical, cross-sectional study was designed to determine the effect of postpartum depression in mothers with 0–1 year old infant on father–infant attachment.Methods: The included 207 and fathers 0–12-month-old infants. data were collected using Introductory Information Form, Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS), Father–Infant Attachment (FIAS). analyzed standard devia...

Epidemiological studies have provided evidence of an association between vitamin D insufficiency and depression and other mood disorders, and a role for vitamin D in various brain functions has been suggested. We hypothesized that low vitamin D status during pregnancy might increase the risk of postpartum depression (PPD). The objective of the study was thus to determine whether low vitamin D s...

BACKGROUND The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is a widely used screening tool for postpartum depression (PPD). Although the reliability and validity of EPDS in Japanese has been confirmed and the prevalence of PPD is found to be about the same as Western countries, the factor structure of the Japanese version of EPDS has not been elucidated yet. METHODS 690 Japanese mothers compl...