![Positive Phase 3 Test of Rapid-Acting Oral Medicine for Postpartum Depression Positive Phase 3 Test of Rapid-Acting Oral Medicine for Postpartum Depression](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/tiredmothersufferingfrompostnataldepression-1440_1.jpg?itok=iu9s5edb)
An investigational medicine called zuranolone has generated significant, rapid, and enduring symptom reduction in women with postpartum depression. The drug was compared with placebo in a phase 3…
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![Postpartum CBT for Depressed Moms May Help Lower Emotion-Regulation Risks in Infants Postpartum CBT for Depressed Moms May Help Lower Emotion-Regulation Risks in Infants](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/momholdshersoninherarmscomfortshim-1440_0.jpg?itok=B0QZHVm5)
Is it possible to disrupt the process by which a mother can transmit risk for psychiatric disorders to her offspring? New research suggests one way in which this may be possible.
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![Impact of Mother’s Depressive Symptoms Just Before and After Childbirth Upon Child’s Brain Development](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/tiredmothersufferingfrompostnataldepression-1440.jpg?itok=zSll1NH0)
Past research has established a clear connection between maternal depression and risk of adverse outcomes in newborns, for instance a higher risk of the child having low birthweight. Over the longer…
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![The First Drug Treatment To Specifically Relieve Postpartum Depression Is Approved The First Drug Treatment To Specifically Relieve Postpartum Depression Is Approved](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/momholdshersoninherarmscomfortshim-1440.png?itok=S6XmqhI0)
On March 19, 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first-ever drug specifically designed to alleviate the symptoms of postpartum depression. The drug, called brexanolone, acts…
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![Pregnancy May Alter Brain’s Immune Function](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/motherdaughterplayingaugustfallleavesyellowhappy-1440.jpg?itok=gjMxSI3O)
During pregnancy and for some time after giving birth, a woman’s immune response in the brain may be tuned down, a new study in rats suggests. This research was published in the November 2017 issue…
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