Postpartum depression on the neonatal intensive care unit: current perspectives

In this 2018 study, researchers aimed to characterize dietary patterns during the “confinement period” (the first month after giving birth) and then examine their associations with postpartum depression (PPD) and anxiety (PPA). Three-day food diaries recorded dietary intakes of 490 women in the first month postpartum, and at the 3-month postpartum mark, participants completed the […]

In this 2014 study, Vilela et al. sought to identify dietary patterns before pregnancy and examine their association with depressive symptoms suffered during pregnancy. The researchers examined 248 healthy pregnant women in Brazil at 5-13, 20-26, and 30-36 gestational weeks. Dietary intake was recorded through the use of food frequency questionnaires (between 5-13 gestational weeks) […]