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A prospective study of the relationship between breastfeeding and postpartum depressive symptoms appearing at 1–5 months after delivery

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The appearance of depressive symptoms seems to promote discontinuation of breastfeeding at 5-month postpartum, when compared with those of the breastfeeding-based group at both 1- and 5- month post partum.
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This article is published in Journal of Affective Disorders.The article was published on 2011-10-01. It has received 77 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Postpartum period & Postpartum depression.

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Consequences of maternal postpartum depression: a systematic review of maternal and infant outcomes

TL;DR: The results suggest that postpartum depression creates an environment that is not conducive to the personal development of mothers or the optimal development of a child, and it seems important to detect and treat depression during the postnatal period as early as possible to avoid harmful consequences.
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Breastfeeding and depression: A systematic review of the literature

TL;DR: Although strong empirical evidence regarding the associations among breastfeeding and pregnancy or postpartum depression was separately provided, further research, such as prospective studies, is needed to clarify the association among these three variables.
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Breastfeeding and postpartum depression: state of the art review ☆

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that breastfeeding can protect mothers from postpartum depression, and studies are starting to clarify which biological and psychological processes may explain this protection.
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Biological aspects of postpartum depression.

TL;DR: The authors attempt to describe the current evidence of the biological changes associated with the development of depression in the postpartum period, including ovarian steroids, the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis, the serotonergic neurotransmitter system, the thyroid system and inflammatory markers.
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Breastfeeding and Postpartum Depression: An Overview and Methodological Recommendations for Future Research

TL;DR: An overview of the relationship between breastfeeding and postpartum depression as it has been examined in the empirical literature is provided and some recommendations for future research are made to better facilitate an integration of findings.
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Detection of postnatal depression. Development of the 10-item Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale.

TL;DR: The development of a 10-item self-report scale (EPDS) to screen for Postnatal Depression in the community was found to have satisfactory sensitivity and specficity, and was also sensitive to change in the severity of depression over time.
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Rates and risk of postpartum depression—a meta-analysis

TL;DR: The average prevalence rate of non-psychotic postpartum depression based on the results of a large number of studies is 13% as discussed by the authors, and the average prevalence estimates are affected by the nature of the assessment method.
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The impact of postnatal depression and associated adversity on early mother-infant interactions and later infant outcome.

TL;DR: Depressed mothers were less sensitively attuned to their infants, and were less affirming and more negating of infant experience, and similar difficulties in maternal interactions were also evident in the context of social and personal adversity.
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Postpartum psychiatric disorders

TL;DR: This review summarises the psychiatry of the puerperium, in the light of publications during the past 5 years, in which a wide variety of disorders are seen.
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Clinician support and psychosocial risk factors associated with breastfeeding discontinuation.

TL;DR: The results indicate that support from clinicians and maternal depressive symptoms are associated with breastfeeding duration, and attention to these issues may help to promote breastfeeding continuation among mothers who initiate.
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