Post partum depression – a problem that needs urgent attention

Post partum depression - a problem that needs urgent attention.

Post Partum Depression and Thyroid Function

OBJECTIVE Risk of depression is particularly high for women during the prenatal period. Various investigators have attempted to establish a link between thyroid function and post partum depression. This study aimed to investigate whether thyroid function differs in women with postpartum depression compared to a control group. METHODS In this case-control study, subjects were selected from Obs...

Evaluation of post partum depression in a tertiary hospital.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the association of different factors with postpartum depression. METHODS A prospective study conducted in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical College, Kolkata. Six thousand patients, 4-7 days postpartum, were interrogated using Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). Sociodemographic factors (age, parity, literacy, socioeconomic status, marital stat...

post partum depression and thyroid function.

objective: risk of depression is particularly high for women during the prenatal period. various investigators have attempted to establish a link between thyroid function and post partum depression. this study aimed to investigate whether thyroid function differs in women with postpartum depression compared to a control group. methods: in this case-control study, subjects were selected from obs...

CRYING BEHAVIOUR Post-Partum Depression and Infant Crying Behaviour

Excessive infant crying can be troublesome for parents and health-care providers, even though for the most part, it is quite benign for the infant. 1 However, in the context of post-partum depression (PPD), excessive crying behaviour may be problematic if it leads to a failure to elicit appropriate maternal responses. This may have substantial and lasting adverse consequences for development. U...