Treating mild anxiety in early pregnancy can substantially reduce the risk of postpartum depression and anxiety disorders. Nonspecialist providers can effectively deliver preventive CBT interventions ...

Editor’s Note: This article was revised in May 2024 to reflect newly available peripartum mental health data and the 2023 ACOG clinical practice guideline pertaining to screening for mental health ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Women with higher depression and anxiety scores postpartum were more likely to have stress or urgency urinary ...

After her first child was born, Lauren Hamilton, a pediatric nurse, began having graphic, recurring nightmares, imagining someone dropping the baby, his head cracking open “like a watermelon.” ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Claims data show postpartum women were more likely to fill prescriptions for benzodiazepines during the COVID-19 ...

The weeks and months following childbirth bring profound physical, emotional, and psychological changes that can overwhelm even the most prepared new parents. While some degree of mood fluctuation, ...

After giving birth, new mothers typically return for a follow-up appointment six to eight weeks later. But if postpartum depression symptoms emerge, “that can be a really long time for someone who is ...

You’ve just had a baby. Everyone, including yourself, expects you to feel overjoyed. But instead, you’re lying in bed, heart pounding, thoughts racing, terrified something might happen to your child ...