Maternal mortality in the U.S. is on the rise and more than half of maternal deaths occur in the postpartum year. A study by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and the School of ...

Postpartum depression affects some one in eight women in the United States. It typically occurs in the first weeks after childbirth, after a sudden drop in levels of estrogen and progesterone.

LGBTQ+ individuals face significant postpartum healthcare barriers, including higher primary and specialist care use, cost-related nonadherence, and delayed care. Despite similar health insurance ...

Pregnant women who aren’t White are more likely to experience symptoms of postpartum depression and less likely to receive mental healthcare for those symptoms, say the results of several single-state ...

“Policies that require and reimburse universal mental health screening at postpartum visits, ensure connection to care, reduce gaps in postpartum insurance coverage, and require clinician training in ...

Share on Pinterest New research has found that moderate-intensity exercise may be beneficial for treating and preventing postpartum depression. Kerkez/GC Images A large study spanning 11 countries ...

Maternal mortality in the U.S. is on the rise and more than half of maternal deaths occur in the postpartum year. A study by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and the School of ...

A nurse at Naval Hospital Jacksonville’s maternal infant unit in Florida holds a newborn baby. Postpartum sailors will now have 12 months to complete a physical fitness test, rather than nine months. ...

Maternal mortality in the United States has more than doubled in the last few decades, with 32.9 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births in 2021, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease ...