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RESEARCH

Postpartum Depression, Anxiety,

May Affect Infant Development

Refridgerator Mom Theory of Autism Revival?

By ine , Medscape Medical News bit.ly/XHHsv

Healthy, educated, middle-class women who are

in stable relationships and who give birth to healthy, full-term babies

experience disturbing rates of postpartum depression, according to a new

study.

" Even in women who are as low risk as you

can get in a community cohort, we find approximately 20% of women reporting

symptoms of postpartum depression high enough to merit some clinical

attention, " said the study's lead author, Ruth Feldman, PhD, professor

of psychology and neuroscience, and director, community-based infant clinic,

Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel.

This is important because, as the study

suggests, postpartum depression can have a negative effect on infant

development in terms of fear response and social interaction, Dr. Feldman

told Medscape Psychiatry.

The study found that the rate of severe

depressive symptoms among healthy educated women was 3.6%, and the rate of

anxiety was 12.2%.

The study is published in the August issue of

the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Early Symptoms The researchers started with a

sample of 971 new mothers who reported symptoms of depression and anxiety on

the second day after giving birth. At 6 months postpartum, the researchers

mailed questionnaires on anxiety and depression to 360 women representing

both the top and bottom of the depressive symptom continuum.

Of the 215 mothers who returned these

questionnaires, the researchers contacted 150 at the upper and lower ends of

the depressive symptom continuum for follow-up.

The final sample at 9 months included 100

women, 45% of whom were first-time mothers. Their average age was 30.7 years,

and they had completed an average of 15.8 years of education.

Of the 41 mothers composing the clinical

group, 22 had a major depressive disorder, and 19 had an anxiety disorder.

Seven mothers in the major depressive disorder group and 3 in the anxiety

group

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