What are Concerns for Moms Whose Babies are in the NICU?
Moms with babies in the NICU are at an increased risk for several different thing including: postpartum depression, anxiety, and PTSD. So not only do these mothers have...
Women’s Health
How Common is Depression During Pregnancy and Postpartum?
Postpartum depression is the most common complication of pregnancy and childbirth and it affects up to 400,000 women a year. Women are two times as likely, as men,...
Is it Safe to Take Antidepressants While Pregnant?
Depends on the specific medication that the patient is taking, but there are very psychotropic medications that cannot be given during pregnancy. Psychotropic medications have one of the...
What are the Signs of Postpartum Anxiety?
Postpartum anxiety would be diagnosed for any woman who meets diagnostic criteria, for an anxiety disorder, within one year of giving birth. Postpartum anxiety is extremely common and...