by Katherine Stone |
When my first son was a little over fifteen months old, my husband and I decided to try for another baby. I was terrified; I had just come through a bout of severe PPD, and I was finally feeling good mentally. Others might have questioned my reasoning in choosing to... by Katherine Stone |
A columnist from the Daily Mail newspaper in the United Kingdom wrote a nice piece about her antenatal depression, also known as depression during pregnancy. Since depression during pregnancy is not something I get the chance to write about as much (not that I... by Katherine Stone |
A new article from the Massachusetts General Hospital’s Center for Women’s Mental Health reports on the risk of miscarriages (characterized by their medical term “spontaneous abortion” in the article) when taking antidepressants during... by Katherine Stone |
I got a question from a reader with PPD today about specific medications and breastfeeding. Wouldn’t you know it, over at Perinatal Pro, Susan Stone just wrote a piece about OTIS, the Organization of Teratology Information Specialists. Here’s the really... by Katherine Stone |
A new study published in the Journal of Women's Health finds that obstetricians are missing many cases of postpartum depression among their patients. I know this doesn't come as a surprise to most of you. Of the 491 women who participated in the study,...