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

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. ...

Treating mild anxiety in early pregnancy can substantially reduce the risk of postpartum depression and anxiety disorders. Nonspecialist providers can effectively deliver preventive CBT interventions ...

The stresses of an uncertain future and social isolation specific to COVID-19 have intensified the experiences of the postpartum period. The stresses of an uncertain future and social isolation ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bringing a new life into the world is a beautiful experience, but it certainly takes a toll on the body. While most new mothers expect some soreness, many are surprised by a deep, nagging ache in ...