HealthDay (3/17, Preidt) reports, “Rates of postpartum depression among American mothers rose nearly three-fold during the COVID-19 pandemic, along with large increases in major depression and thoughts of self-harm,” researchers concluded in a study that “included 670 new moms who completed online screening between February and July 2020.” Of those women, “one-third screened positive for postpartum depression and 20% had symptoms of major depression,” whereas “before the pandemic, about one in eight new mothers had postpartum depression and between 5% and 7% had major depression, according to the” CDC. The findings were published online March 14 in the journal BMC Research Notes.
Related Links:
— “Postpartum Depression Rates Have Tripled for New Moms During Pandemic “Robert Preidt, HealthDay, March 17, 2022