Pregnancy is a complex and vulnerable period that presents a number of challenges to
women, including the development of postpartum psychiatric disorders (PPDs). These …

Perinatal period may pose a great challenge for the clinical management and treatment of
psychiatric disorders in women. In fact, several mental illnesses can arise during pregnancy …

Importance The period prevalence of depression among women is 21.9% during the first
postpartum year; however, questions remain about the value of screening for depression …

Background Birth is often viewed as a pathological event, consequently, there has been an
increase in literature focusing on predictors, experience and implications of traumatic …

Background Depression is experienced by women most often during their childbearing
years. 1 Over the last several decades, research has revealed that untreated maternal …

Objectives To identify risk factors for and the consequences (several adverse perinatal
outcomes) of physician-diagnosed major depression during pregnancy treated in …

Background Depression is one of the most common postpartum mental disorders. Many
sociodemographic and individuals risk factors are associated with maternal depression but …

Background women can experience an array of serious and enduring morbidities following
a difficult or traumatic childbirth. These complications have a negative impact on maternal …

Objective Preclinical evidence indicates that rapid changes in levels of allopregnanolone,
the predominant metabolite of progesterone, confer dramatic behavioral changes and may …

Importance Suicidal ideation is common among women with perinatal depression (PND).
However, prospective data are limited on the risk, particularly long-term risk, of suicidal …