Women's Health. 2010;6(4):565-576. Complementary and herbal medicines represent pharmacologic treatment alternatives for depression and are thought to have fewer adverse effects, although there is ...

Depression is one of the most common mental health disorders in the world, and women who are pregnant or have just given birth are at a greater-than-average risk of developing the condition. For them, ...

About 13 percent of Americans have postpartum depression (PPD), a condition that occurs within the first year after childbirth. It’s one of the most common health issues pregnant people encounter.

A groundbreaking collaboration provides useful advice on a clinically challenging problem. Depression is common in women during the childbearing years, and psychiatrists and obstetricians alike can ...

When Sarah posted in a parenting forum that she wanted a second baby but could not stop replaying the months after her first, ...

It can be difficult to tell the difference between feeling down and clinical depression, especially when you're pregnant and your hormones are causing natural mood swings. So what defines depression ...

Depression during or after a pregnancy could be tied to a heightened risk for heart trouble in women decades later, new research warns. This so-called "perinatal" depression was linked to a 36% higher ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A faster treatment for postpartum depression is entering clinical trials at the University of Texas at Austin. It doesn’t require medication, anesthesia or event talking to a therapist ...

Using a standard dose of antidepressants during pregnancy appears to be safe for the baby, suggests new research from the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Perinatal depression was associated with elevated risk for CVD. The link was strongest for high BP, ischemic ...

Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMAD), a leading cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality, affect approximately one in seven births in the US. To understand whether extending pregnancy-related ...