The WHO defines postpartum hemorrhage, a major cause of maternal mortality, as blood loss of 500 mL or more in the first 24 ...

Women with urinary incontinence after giving birth are almost twice as likely to develop postpartum depression as those without incontinence. Health professionals should be proactive and ask women ...

Repeating postpartum depression (PPD) screening at 6 and 12 months after childbirth revealed that 13.5% of women were newly at high risk for depression compared with their status when screened ...

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 ...

Bringing a new life into the world is a joyous occasion, but it can also present challenges, especially when unexpected complications arise. Among these complications, postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) ...

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. ...

The Navy has announced that it will resume its biannual physical fitness assessment, or PFA, program in July after a break of more than a year due to COVID-19. The service has not conducted a PFA ...

“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 ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Younger women were more likely to never smoke or experience postpartum relapse. White women had the highest ...

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

Hamilton, ON (June 20, 20122) - Women with urinary incontinence after giving birth are almost twice as likely to develop postpartum depression as those without incontinence, according to a new study ...