Postpartum
Anxiety, depression persist despite antidepressant use in pregnancy, postpartum
Women who took antidepressant medication had persistent depressive and anxiety symptoms during pregnancy and postpartum, with some women experiencing increased anxiety symptoms, data showed.
Postpartum thoughts of infant-related harm, OCD unrelated to risk of maternal aggression
Postpartum unwanted intrusive thoughts based on intentional infant-related harm or obsessive-compulsive disorder were not associated with elevated risk of harm to infants, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.
Lack of stable biorhythms linked to depression, anxiety in peripartum population
Biological rhythm factors unrelated to sleep influenced severity of symptoms of depression and anxiety for the period around childbirth, per a Canadian longitudinal study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.
Pandemic may increase burden of allostatic load on women during postpartum year
Women who viewed themselves as lower in socioeconomic status experienced a higher allostatic load 1 year after giving birth, which may lead to worse health outcomes in the future, according to findings published in Health Psychology.
Risk for maternal mortality persists during postpartum year
About one in 333 women experienced a severe maternal morbidity event or illness during postpartum that could have resulted in death, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.
Most at-risk women skip blood pressure screenings after giving birth
Only 13.7% of women diagnosed with a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy attended a blood pressure screening within 7 to 10 days of delivery despite recommendations to do so, according to a study published the Journal of Women’s Health.
OB/GYNs make effort to offer COVID-19 vaccination to postpartum inpatients
Most obstetric patients at a single institution were offered COVID-19 vaccination, and although vaccine uptake was low, researchers said the rate of vaccination at discharge was 50% higher than at admission.
Women with postpartum depression experience smell differently
Women with postpartum depression experience smell differently than other women do, according to a study published by Scientific Reports.
AHA: Complications of pregnancy may increase CVD risk; improved postpartum care needed
Certain pregnancy-related complications may represent “red flags” for future CVD in pregnant and postpartum women with a history of complications of pregnancy, researchers wrote.
Postpartum psychiatric episodes increase women's risk for subsequent divorce, separation
Women who experienced postpartum psychiatric episodes were at increased risk for subsequent divorce or separation, according to results of a population-based cohort study published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.