Healio (7/6, Young) reports, “Depression associated with hormonal contraception” (HC) “may indicate susceptibility to postpartum depression,” investigators concluded in findings published online April 26 in JAMA Psychiatry. In the “study of 188,648 first-time mothers, 5,722 (mean age, 26.7 years) had a history of depression associated with HC use and 18,431 (mean age, 27.1 years) had a history of depression not associated with HC.” The study revealed that “women with depression associated with HC initiation had a higher risk for postpartum depression.”
Related Links:
— “Depression associated with hormonal contraception indicates risk for postpartum depression,”Kate Young, Healio, July 6, 2023