Postpartum Depression: What Do Pediatricians Need to Know? (original) (raw)
Article| December 01 2017
Natasha K. Sriraman, MD, MPH
*Division of General Academic Pediatrics, The Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters; Department of Pediatrics, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA
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†Division of Adolescent Medicine, Seattle Children’s Hospital, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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‡Division of Nephrology, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH
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AUTHOR DISCLOSURE
Drs Sriraman, Pham, and Kumar have disclosed no financial relationships relevant to this article. This commentary does not contain a discussion of an unapproved/investigative use of a commercial product/device.
Pediatr Rev (2017) 38 (12): 541–551.
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Although pediatricians are aware of the effect of postpartum depression on their patients, it is seldom screened for in the setting of the well-child visit.
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Postpartum depression and anxiety (PPD), also known as postpartum mood and anxiety disorders, is a common medical condition that can significantly affect the health and well-being of mothers, infants, and family units. PPD affects 10% to 25% of mothers, making it the most common underdiagnosed obstetric complication. Nationally, it is estimated that every year, more than 400,000 infants are born to mothers who are depressed. Although pediatricians are aware of this condition, it may not be the foremost thought in their minds at the well-child visit. However, pediatricians have the greatest opportunity of encountering the infant and caregivers regularly. Therefore, we have a responsibility to screen mothers for PPD and offer the most appropriate resources....
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