Perinatal mental health has garnered significant attention within obstetrics over the last
couple of decades as the long-and short-term morbidities of untreated perinatal mental …

Background Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following traumatic childbirth may
undermine maternal and infant health, but screening for maternal childbirth-related PTSD …

Empowering patients to be effective advocates for their health requires that they have
adequate information and understanding about their health conditions. Many patients have …

Importance More than 30% of pregnant people have at least 1 chronic medical condition,
and nearly 20% develop gestational diabetes or pregnancy-related hypertension, increasing …

Importance Little is known about the quality of postpartum care or disparities in the content of
postpartum care associated with health insurance, rural or urban residency, and race and …

Background: Postpartum depression (PPD) poses a significant maternal health challenge.
The current approach to detecting PPD relies on in-person postpartum visits, which …

Objective: Half of maternal deaths occur during the postpartum year, with data suggesting
greater risks among Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) and rural residents …

Background: This study aimed to determine whether birthing people who experience severe
maternal morbidity (SMM) are more likely to be diagnosed with a postpartum mental illness …

Importance Access to appropriate postpartum care is essential for improving maternal health
outcomes and promoting maternal health equity. Objective To analyze the impact of the …

Background Two‐thirds of pregnancy‐related deaths occur from 1 day to 1 year after birth,
and medical complications frequently occur after birth. Postpartum health concerns are often …