Perinatal Mental Health News

• Pregnant women & new mothers should be screened for depression, new recommendations find

  Romper | January 2016

• Panel calls for depression screenings during and after pregnancy

  The New York Times | January 2016

• These startling statistics show why we need to talk about miscarriages

  Huffington Post | July 2015

• The Middle East’s mental health crisis

  Sojourners | July 2015

• Some antidepressants may pose increased risk of birth defects

  NPR | July 2015

• How pediatricians are helping moms with postpartum depression

  US News | June 2015

• Integrating women’s health care for maternal mental health

  Huffington Post | May 2015

• A link between paid maternity leave and mental health

  Harvard School of Public Health | May 2015

• Time to rethink our social construct of motherhood

  The Boston Globe | May 2015

• People have misconceptions about miscarriage that hurt

  NPR | May 2015

• Here’s who’s helping hundreds of pregnant, rescued Boko Haram kidnapping victims

  Huffington Post | May 2015

• The influence of childbirth experiences on women׳s postpartum traumatic stress symptoms: A comparison between Israeli Jewish and Arab women.

  Midwifery journal | March 2015

• The California Endowment funds a study of maternal mental health resources in California

  PR Newswire | March 2015

• Funding an issue for program that helps new mothers

  The Boston Globe | January 2015

• Preparing to lose my mind after giving birth

  The New York Times | October 2014

• Breastfeeding ‘cuts depression risk’, according to study

  BBC | August 2014

• The dilemma of the depressed mother-to-be

  The Atlantic | August 2014

• Do moms who work less have healthier babies?

  The Atlantic | March 2014

• For pregnant women, 'fetal rights' mean two sets of rights in one body

  The Boston Globe | February 2014

• What no one is talking about: Maternal deaths, mental and physical trauma in the United States

  Huffington Post | November 2013

• When the ‘baby blues’ are something more

  Boston Globe | October 2013

• Urban moms at greater risk for postpartum depression

  TIME Health & Family | August 2013

• Antidepressant use by mothers doesn’t seem to affect babies’ size up to age 1

  Washington Post | April 2013

• Postpartum depression affects 1 in 7 mothers

  NPR | March 2013