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	<title>MGH Center for Women's Mental Health &#187; Postpartum Psychiatric Disorders</title>
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		<title>Postpartum Depression and Poor Sleep Quality Occur Together</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 16:52:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a new mother, sleep is disrupted by repeated awakenings of the infant, but hormonal factors also seem to play a role.  Immediately after childbirth, levels of the reproductive hormones, estrogen and progesterone, drop precipitously.  It is believed that, because these hormones modulate neurotransmitter systems in the brain responsible for sleep quality, this dramatic hormonal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Risk of Depression is High in the Parents of Young Children</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 18:29:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New York Times published an interesting article on the high risk of depression among new parents.  While we are now more aware of depression in mothers after delivery and making greater efforts to screen for postpartum depression, the article points out that both parents are at risk for depression and that the risk extends [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MOTHERS Act Becomes Law</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:35:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As part of the landmark health insurance reform bill that passed Congress on Monday, the Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act – legislation sponsored by U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) – will become law.  The legislation will establish a comprehensive federal commitment to combating postpartum depression through new research, education initiatives and voluntarily support service programs.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Examining Modifiable Risk Factors for Postpartum Depression</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:52:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Approximately 10-15% of women will experience mood symptoms that meet criteria for a Major Depressive Episode during the postpartum period. However, as many as 50% of women may experience some level of depressive symptoms during the postpartum period. Recent evidence suggests that even depressive symptoms that do not qualify for a diagnosis of postpartum depression [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can We Identify Women at High Risk for Postpartum Psychosis?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:29:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Postpartum psychosis is rare, occurring in about 1 to 2 per 1000 women after delivery.  While there appears to be a strong link between postpartum psychosis and bipolar disorder, it is estimated that about half of women who present with postpartum psychosis have no psychiatric history prior to delivery, making it difficult to identify those [...]]]></description>
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