"Depression, Postpartum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Depression in POSTPARTUM WOMEN, usually within four weeks after giving birth (PARTURITION). The degree of depression ranges from mild transient depression to neurotic or psychotic depressive disorders. (From DSM-IV, p386)
| Descriptor ID |
D019052
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C13.703.844.253 F03.600.300.350
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| Concept/Terms |
Depression, Postpartum- Depression, Postpartum
- Postnatal Depression
- Depression, Postnatal
- Post-Partum Depression
- Depression, Post-Partum
- Post Partum Depression
- Postpartum Depression
- Post-Natal Depression
- Depression, Post-Natal
- Post Natal Depression
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Depression, Postpartum" by people in Profiles.
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Trajectories and predictors of maternal eating behaviors across the first year postpartum: The role of women's childhood trauma in emotional, external and restraint eating. Eat Behav. 2025 Jan; 56:101946.
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Incidence and Predictors of Postpartum Depression Diagnoses among Active-Duty U.S. Army Soldiers. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2024 Dec; 33(12):1625-1634.
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Association Between Maternal Depression and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Their Primary School-Age Daughters: A Birth Cohort Study. J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs. 2024 Jan-Feb 01; 51(1):53-60.
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Food addiction and dietary restraint in postpartum women: The role of childhood trauma exposure and postpartum depression. Appetite. 2023 08 01; 187:106589.
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Depression screening may not capture significant sources of prenatal stress for Black women. Arch Womens Ment Health. 2023 04; 26(2):211-217.
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Mental health as a family experience: Relationship of paternal characteristics with maternal perinatal depressive symptoms in a matched sample. Arch Womens Ment Health. 2023 02; 26(1):135-139.
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The Effect of the Affordable Care Act on Women's Postpartum Insurance and Depression in 5 States That Did Not Expand Medicaid, 2012-2015. Med Care. 2022 01 01; 60(1):22-28.
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Testing the effects of a prenatal depression preventive intervention on parenting and young children's self-regulation and functioning (EPIC): protocol for a longitudinal observational study. BMC Public Health. 2021 07 10; 21(1):1368.
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Depression and anxiety symptoms across pregnancy and the postpartum in low-income Black and Latina women. Arch Womens Ment Health. 2021 12; 24(6):979-986.
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A Call to Action: Screening Fathers for Perinatal Depression. Pediatrics. 2020 01; 145(1).