Postpartum Depression and Its Long-term Impact on Children: Many New Questions

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Fecal Microbiota Changes in Patients With Postpartum Depressive Disorder

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Perioperative Adjunctive Esketamine for Postpartum Depression Among Women Undergoing Elective Cesarean Delivery

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Landscaping the evidence of intimate partner violence and postpartum depression: a systematic review

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Inflammatory pathophysiological mechanisms implicated in postpartum depression

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Associations between maternal depressive symptoms and risk for offspring early-life psychopathology: the role of genetic and non-genetic mechanisms

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The significance of breastfeeding practices on postpartum depression risk

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A Pilot Study Examining Access to and Satisfaction with Maternal Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment via Telemedicine

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Improving the Management of Maternal Mental Health with Digital Health Care

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Intergenerational study of depression: a convergence of findings and opportunities

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A perinatal psychiatry access program to address rural and medically underserved populations using telemedicine

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Neuroactive steroid biosynthesis during pregnancy predicts future postpartum depression: a role for the 3α and/or 3β-HSD neurosteroidogenic enzymes?

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Reducing psychiatric illness in the perinatal period: A review and commentary

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Implementation of a women’s reproductive behavioral health telemedicine program: a qualitative study of barriers and facilitators in obstetric and pediatric clinics

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Perinatal Mental Illness: We Need to Act Now. Together.

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Smartphone-based intervention for postpartum depressive symptoms (Smart-e-Moms): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

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Creating the Capacity to Screen Deaf Women for Perinatal Depression: A Pilot Study

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Frühe bindungsfördernde Eltern-Kind-Therapie bei psychischen Störungen in der Postpartalzeit

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The quality of father-child feeding interactions mediates the effect of maternal depression on children’s psychopathological symptoms

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Efficacy of acupuncture versus sham acupuncture for postpartum depression disorder: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

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Black Pregnant and Postpartum Peoples’ Perspectives on Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders

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Sleep, biological rhythms and anxiety in the perinatal period: a systematic review protocol

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Disclosure Patterns of Opioid Use Disorders in Perinatal Care During the Opioid Epidemic on X From 2019 to 2021: Thematic Analysis

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Introductory Chapter: Antidepressants - Preclinical, Clinical and Translational Aspects

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Psychosocial and biological profiling of perinatal depression

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Troubles de santé mentale périnataux : Agissons maintenant, ensemble.

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Maternal and Fetal Conditions With Consequences for the Fetal Brain

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Socio-demographic, family, and health-related predictors of maternal mental health trajectories during eight years postpartum in a national cohort of 17,886 mothers in Taiwan

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Assessing the average causal effect of maternal postpartum depression diagnosis on subsequent child development at age five years: A causal analysis using the All Our Families cohort and administrative data in Alberta, CanadaPreprint

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Exploring Gut Microbe-Host Genes in Postpartum Depression: Mendelian Randomization and Transcriptomic Analysis

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Doula-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Training and Cardiovascular Health Intervention for Birthing Individuals in a Low-Income New York City Population: Protocol for a Living Healthy for Moms Randomized Type I Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial

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Entrenched in Tradition: The Psychological Cost of Motherhood in Regions with High Son PreferencePreprint

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Entrenched in Tradition: The Psychological Cost of Motherhood in Regions with High Son PreferencePreprint

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