MD Magazine (1/22, Kunzmann) reports researchers “have observed a link between maternal postpartum depression and a risk of developing atopic dermatitis in childhood and adolescence.” After examining “a database of nearly 5000 US children born in metropolitan areas,” investigators found that “mothers are at a greater rate of depression in the postpartum period and beyond if their child suffers from the common skin condition.” What’s more, “the risk of depression…worsens with the severity or continuance of atopic dermatitis.” The findings were published in the January/February issue of the journal Dermatitis.
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— “Postpartum Depression Linked to Pediatric Dermatitis, “Kevin Kunzmann, MD Magazine, January 22, 2020