Postpartum depression and anxiety are highly prevalent worldwide. Fisher et al., estimated
the prevalence of depression and anxiety at 15.6% during the antenatal and 19.8% during …

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

Introduction: Perinatal depression is a complication of pregnancy that can result in adverse
maternal and infant outcomes. Screening to identify pregnant and postpartum women with …

The term “toxic stress” refers to a wide array of biological changes that occur at the
molecular, cellular, and behavioral levels when there is prolonged or significant adversity in …

Breastfeeding and human milk are the normative standards for infant feeding and nutrition.
The short-and long-term medical and neurodevelopmental advantages of breastfeeding …

Each year approximately 700 people die in the United States from pregnancy-related
complications. We describe the characteristics of pregnancy-related deaths due to mental …

OBJECTIVES: To identify homogenous depressive symptom trajectories over the postpartum
period and the demographic and perinatal factors linked to different trajectories. METHODS …

Background The purpose of this study was to examine the association between mental
health symptoms, along with psychological experiences and coronavirus disease 2019 …

Objective: There is a scarcity in tools to predict postpartum depression (PPD). We propose a
machine learning framework for PPD risk prediction using data extracted from electronic …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic has affected mental health and created barriers to
healthcare. In this study, we sought to elucidate the pandemic's effects on mental health and …