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Why Do Women Get Postpartum Depression After Pregnancy?
Blood test may predict postpartum depression
February 23, 2009
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Postpartum Depression
By Deborah Gray , Health Expert...can predict whether a woman is likely to develop postpartum depression (PPD). Researchers... Read more »
Screening of Perinatal Depression: Challenges and Queries
By UNC Center for Women's Mood Disorders , Health ExpertScreening for postpartum depression is easy to accomplish by administering self-report screening... Read more »
Helping Women with Depression
By Sue Bergeson , Health Expert...Blocker-Stokes, to create more funding for reach on postpartum depression (PPD) and make more... Read more »
"I have a new baby. Why do I feel so depressed?" A Look at Postpartum Depression
By Merely Me , Health Expert...a baby is the most prevalent time for symptoms of postpartum depression to appear. And add to... Read more »
The Causes of Depression in Women
By DepressionCast , Health Expert... Some studies suggest that women who experience postpartum depression often have had prior... Read more »
Health Guide
Post-partum depression
... Depression - postpartum Definition Post-partum depression is severe depression in a woman after she has given birth. It may occur soon after delivery or up to a year later. Most of... Read more »What Causes Depression?
...days following childbirth. Such symptoms, known as the "baby blues," are not considered to be signs of postpartum depression unless they persist in severe form nearly every day for more than 1 - 2... Read more »Eating Disorders: Complications of Anorexia
...anorexia, however, even after treatment, normal menstruation never returns in 25% of such patients.If a woman with anorexia becomes pregnant before regaining normal weight, she faces a higher risk... Read more »Hypothyroidism: Complications
...hypothyroidism are diagnosed with the condition for the first time during a fertility evaluation. A pregnant woman with hypothyroidism has a fourfold risk for miscarriage. In one study, nearly 40%... Read more »Depression: Highlights
...behavior risk in adults ages 18 30.Postpartum DepressionFirst-time mothers have a high risk of developing postpartum depression during the first 3 months following birth, especially the first 10 ... Read more »Images
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Multiple Births Up Depression Risk
April 17, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) ? Having more than one baby at a time puts new moms at significantly higher risk for postpartum depression. That's the key finding... Read summary »
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October 31, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research reveals there may be a significant link between depression during pregnancy and preterm delivery. Preterm delivery... Read summary »
Seizures During Pregnancy Linked to Premature Babies
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Healthy Gums Equal Healthy Babies
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May 09, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- More women and teens are developing diabetes before they become pregnant. A new study from Kaiser Permanente looked at 175,249... Read summary »
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