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- Title
Postpartum depression: an update.
- Authors
Friedman, Susan Hatters; Resnick, Phillip J.
- Abstract
Postpartum depression occurs in at least one in seven new mothers, usually within the first 6 months after delivery. By the time of onset of postpartum depression, the mother has usually long since been discharged from the maternity hospital. Early identification and treatment of these mothers reduces both maternal and infant suffering. Careful risk-benefit decision-making regarding various treatment options in the postpartum should be discussed with the mother. Risks of untreated depression include poor bonding with the infant, lack of self care, infant neglect and infanticide.
- Subjects
POSTPARTUM depression; INFANTICIDE; INFANT care; HEALTH self-care; HOLISTIC medicine; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Women's Health (17455057), 2009, Vol 5, Issue 3, p287
- ISSN
1745-5057
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2217/whe.09.3