Analysis: Pregnancy depression neglected
‘About one in 10 women suffer depression during or immediately after pregnancy — and much of the time that illness goes untreated or undertreated, medical researchers said Monday.
“Unfortunately, it seems that pre-natal and post-natal depression only gets attention in tragedies or when celebrities are involved,” said Stanley Zinberg, vice president for practice activities for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
“We screen for many diseases that occur far less often than peri-partum depression,” Sharon Phelan, professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, told United Press International.
Speaking at the 55th annual clinical meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists in San Diego, Phelan said depression is overlooked because it is assumed that pregnancy protects women from depression and that postpartum depression is within a woman’s control. “These are unrealistic expectations and only add to the stigma associated with depression,” she said.’
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