Oakland, Calif. — A new Kaiser Permanente study, the first integrated survey of maternal depression, shows that more than one in seven women are depressed at some time during the nine months before becoming pregnant, during pregnancy, or in the nine months after childbirth. The study, which appears in the October 2007 issue of The American Journal of Psychiatry, also found that more than half of the women who experienced postpartum depression had also been depressed before becoming pregnant or during pregnancy.
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Study Shows One in Seven Women are Depressed Before, During, or After Pregnancy
February 4th, 2010When Pregnant
February 4th, 2010EIGHT STEPS TO HAVING A HEALTHY BABY.
• 1. STOP DRINKING alcoholic beverages. Even small amounts may be dangerous for your baby. Avoid alcohol tonight and for the rest of this pregnancy! Fetal alcohol syndrome is the most common preventable cause of mental retardation. One drink a day puts your baby at increased risk for a number of major and minor problems.
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