Postpartum

The prevalence of suicidal ideation and intentional self-harm during the year before or after birth increased significantly among childbearing individuals over a 12-year period, according to study results published in JAMA Psychiatry.

A partnership between a health system and a Medicaid payer increased postpartum visits among high-risk, low-income new mothers in New York City, according to a report in the American Journal of Public Health.

Researchers classified more than 40% of women with postpartum psychosis as having “isolated” cases, according to results of a systematic review and meta-analysis published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

Pregnancy outcomes including hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, small-for-gestational-age birth, preterm birth and stillbirth may indicate the development of hypertension 2 to 7 years postpartum, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

Venous thromboembolism risk factors appeared highly prevalent among postpartum women at a Dublin hospital, according to results of a cross-sectional study published in Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis.