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Perinatal Patients with Symptoms of Depression

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Approximately 10–20% of women experience perinatal depression (PND) (Gaynes et al., AHRQ Evid Rep Summ. 119:1–8, 2005). PND is often underdiagnosed and underreported, due in part to the overlap in PND symptoms and normative changes that occur during the perinatal period (Leung and Kaplan, J Am Diet Assoc 109:1566–1575, 2009). Further, many women experiencing PND feel hesitant to share struggles with health professionals and loved ones, often due to societal stigma and the shame associated with feeling depressed during a time when they are expected to feel joy (Dennis and Chung-Lee, Birth. 33:323–331). This pause that mothers may have in opening up about their experience can make women feel alone during this time, thereby worsening mental health outcomes (McCarthy and McMahon Health Care Women Int 29:618–637, 2008). PND is one of the most common complications that perinatal women experience, above and beyond many other prominent pregnancy or delivery-related complications (e.g., preeclampsia, c-section) (Robertson et al., Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 26:289–295, 2004).

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Cohen, M.J., Lundegard, L., Bernhardt, L., Schiller, C.E. (2021). Perinatal Patients with Symptoms of Depression. In: Cox, E. (eds) Women's Mood Disorders. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-71497-0_11

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