News tagged with new mothers
The real 'mommy brain': New mothers grew
Motherhood may actually cause the brain to grow, not turn it into mush, as some have claimed. Exploratory research published by the American Psychological Association found that the brains of new mothers bulked up in areas ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 20, 2010 |
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Treatments for postnatal depression assessed
Giving antidepressants to women with postnatal depression early in the course of the illness is likely to result in the greatest improvement in symptoms, according to new research from the University of Bristol, ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 06, 2010 |
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Study: Swine flu poses a threat to new moms
(AP) -- Swine flu is not only dangerous to pregnant women, but it's a threat to new mothers too, the first study to document this risk shows. An analysis of pregnant women and new mothers who were hospitalized with swine ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 23, 2009 |
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Modern life-making women 'ignorant and ill-equipped' to cope with motherhood
The growing trend to move miles away from hometowns and family for work is leaving many women feeling 'ignorant and ill-equipped' to cope with pregnancy and childbirth.
Mar 02, 2009 |
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New research shows program effective in educating parents about prevention of shaken baby syndrome
New studies in the United States and Canada show that educational materials aimed at preventing shaken baby syndrome increased knowledge of new mothers about infant crying, the most common trigger for people abusing babies ...
Mar 02, 2009 |
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Women with diabetes before or during pregnancy at higher risk of depression
Low-income pregnant women and new mothers with diabetes have nearly twice the risk of experiencing depression during and after pregnancy than women without diabetes, according to a study in the February 25 issue of JAMA.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 24, 2009 |
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Postnatal depression can possibly be prevented drug-free
A heart-to-heart chat with a peer has proven an effective way to prevent postnatal depression in high risk women, cutting the risk of depression by 50%, according to a University of Toronto nursing study published in BMJ ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 16, 2009 |
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