Background Postpartum depression (PPD) poses a major global public health challenge.
PPD is the most common complication associated with childbirth and exerts harmful effects …

Importance Depression is a source of substantial burden for individuals and their families,
including women during the pregnant and postpartum period. Objective To systematically …

Objective: The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is the most widely used
screening tool for postpartum depression (PPD). We systematically reviewed the published …

The purpose of this paper is to present research on the effects of postpartum depression
(PPD) on mothers, fathers, and children that point to a re-conceptualization of PPD as a …

Background: The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) has been validated and
used extensively in screening for depression in new mothers, both in English speaking and …

Objective: To review validation studies of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale
(EPDS). Method: A systematic search was performed in Medline and the Science Citation …

Background: Mothers selectively transfer docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) to their fetuses to
support optimal neurological development during pregnancy. Without sufficient dietary …

Objectives To provide an overview of methods to identify postnatal depression (PND) in
primary care and to assess their validity, acceptability, clinical effectiveness and cost …

Objective: Differences in postpartum depressive symptomatology (PPDS) among an
international sample of 892 women from nine countries representing five continents were …

Objective: To evaluate the effect of peer support (mother-to-mother) on depressive
symptomatology among mothers identified as high-risk for postpartum depression (PPD) …