Mothers will receive one-to-one care from a named midwife during labour and birth as part of government plans to combat postnatal depression. Women who have a miscarriage or stillbirth and parents who are forced to cope with the death of a baby will also be offered increased support from the NHS. Under the plans, health [...]
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Archive | Post-natal depression
Mothers to get ‘named midwife’ under plan to combat postnatal depression | Society | guardian.co.uk
Posted on 16 May 2012.
Posted in Family, Just Mums, Maternity, Midwives, Post-natal depression, Pregnancy, Pregnancy and Childbirth0 Comments
Sent to the asylum: The Victorian women locked up because they were suffering from stress, post natal depression and anxiety | Mail Online
Posted on 15 May 2012.
These days, work stress, postnatal depression and anxiety are addressed with compassion. But just a few generations ago, the women who suffered from these conditions, were confined to an asylum. The compelling portraits shown here, taken by Victorian photographer Henry Hering in the mid-19th century, have a haunting quality. But apart from the women’s pensive [...]
Posted in Family, Grandparents, Health, Just Mums, Post-natal depression, Special Needs0 Comments
Brother of woman in Wandsworth baby tragedy committed suicide four years ago – Evening Standard
Posted on 14 May 2012.
A mother from Wandsworth who has been charged with the murder of her two children suffered a tragedy four years earlier, it has emerged. Felicia Boots’ brother Scott Sinclair committed suicide after suffering severe depression. On Saturday the 34-year-old banker’s wife, appeared at South Western Magistrates’ Court, in Battersea, charged with the murders of her [...]
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Mother remanded over babies’ deaths had suffered earlier tragedy – Telegraph
Posted on 14 May 2012.
Felicia Boots’ brother Scott Sinclair committed suicide in his apartment in Toronto, Canada four years ago, neighbours of Mrs Boots’s parents told the Telegraph. On Saturday, Mrs Boots, 34, appeared at Lavender Hill Magistrates Court, in Battersea, London, charged with the murders of her 10-week-old son Mason and 14-month-old daughter Lily. She was remanded in [...]
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Mother questioned over deaths of children was suffering depression, friends claim – Telegraph
Posted on 14 May 2012.
Police have been extra 24-hours to continue questioning Felicia Boots about the deaths of her 10-week-old son Tej and 14-month-old daughter Lily-Syke, whose lifeless bodies were discovered by their father Jeffrey at their £1.2 million London home on Wednesday evening. But friends said the 34-year-old jewellery designer had been in a “bad way” after her first [...]
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Fathers ‘just as likely to suffer postnatal depression’
Posted on 26 April 2012.
The study, published in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, found 9.7 per cent of fathers suffer postnatal depression in the first year of their child’s life compared with 9.4 per cent for mothers. Younger fathers are particularly vulnerable, with those aged under 30 facing a 40 per cent increased likelihood of developing depression. The study [...]
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Post-natal depression dads ‘pass on problems to babies’ as they spend less time with their children | Mail Online
Posted on 22 April 2012.
It is commonly thought of as a problem affecting mothers. But fathers suffer from post-natal depression, too – some so severely that they could be passing their problems on to their children, according to researchers. The condition affects up to 5 per cent of new fathers and is thought to be triggered by sleepless nights [...]
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Older mothers at ‘greater risk of depression’ due to worrying about themselves and the health of their babies | Mail Online
Posted on 22 February 2012.
Anxiety about their own health and that of their babies could leave older mothers open to depression, research suggests. A study of thousands of mothers of children aged five and under found depression rates to be far higher in those aged 40 to 44 than among those who were younger. Though the cause was unclear, [...]
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Older mothers ‘five times more likely to suffer from depression’ – Telegraph
Posted on 22 February 2012.
Women in their late thirties and early forties who have recently given birth are more likely to be depressed than younger mothers. This could be down to the higher levels of stress older women go through during pregnancy due to concerns about their and their baby’s health, it was claimed. Giulia Muraca, a PHD student [...]
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‘I’d run to the toilet to cry during breaks’:
Posted on 07 December 2011.
Loose Women presenter Andrea McLean on how she suffered post-natal depression for three years
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Lifecoach: I am pregnant and keep getting nosebleeds
Posted on 04 October 2011.
Our experts answer readers’ questions on nosebleeds during pregnancy and whether it is OK to freeze fruit.
Posted in Babies, Post-natal depression, Pregnancy and ChildbirthComments Off
The mothers abandoned to postnatal depression
Posted on 04 October 2011.
Women often turn to online sources of support because they find that NHS services fall short at a time of great vulnerability
Posted in Family matters, Just Mums, Post-natal depressionComments Off
The mothers with baby blues too scared to see their doctor
Posted on 03 October 2011.
One in three fear social workers will use illness to take away their child
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Nurse who killed two sons was ‘let down by NHS workers who failed to spot warning signs’ of severe post-natal depression
Posted on 02 August 2011.
NHS health visitors failed to spot warning signs in a severely depressed woman who murdered her two children before killing herself because they failed to read through her medical file, an inquest heard today.
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Caesareans ‘raise risk of post-natal depression’ and elective surgery makes it worse
Posted on 12 July 2011.
A woman’s risk of post-natal depression increases substantially if she has a Caesarean section, research shows.
Posted in Family Health, Health, Post-natal depression1 Comment
You can’t join NHS post-natal depression support group, you’re too sad
Posted on 30 June 2011.
What mother was told by mental health nurse
Posted in Family Health, Health, Post-natal depression1 Comment
Domestic violence ‘leads to post-natal depression’
Posted on 22 June 2011.
Women who suffer domestic violence during pregnancy are much more likely to experience post-natal depression, according to research.
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Why fathers have post-natal depression
Posted on 28 May 2011.
A Gloucester man has been acquitted of murdering his six-month-old daughter, after saying he had had post-natal depression. The case of Mark Bruton-Young has put the issue of men who struggle to cope with becoming fathers in the headlines.
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Father accused of smothering his baby as he ‘suffered post-natal depression’
Posted on 25 May 2011.
A depressed father who trawled the internet for ways to kill babies before his daughter was found dead in her cot spoke of his ‘long ordeal’ as he walked free from court yesterday.
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The feel good chemical oxytocin could be key to curing curse of post natal depression
Posted on 12 May 2011.
A feel good chemical released in the brain during affectionate moments and social bonding could be the key to eradicating depression after childbirth.
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Father with ‘post-natal depression’ killed daughter
Posted on 06 May 2011.
A father who believed he was suffering from male post-natal depression searched the internet for information on how to kill a baby before suffocating his six-month-old daughter, a jury heard.
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Eating oily fish while pregnant ‘cuts chances of post-natal depression’
Posted on 13 April 2011.
Eating fish during pregnancy could cut a woman’s odds of developing post-natal depression.
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Arsonist spared jail after ‘suffering male version of post-natal depression’
Posted on 09 April 2011.
A former firefighter who set himself and his house on fire was spared jail after his lawyer claimed he was suffering from a male equivalent of post-natal depression.
Posted in Family, Internet Kids, Parents, Parents in prison, Post-natal depressionComments Off
Do new fathers get post-natal depression?
Posted on 15 March 2011.
Study reveals 40 per cent of ‘sad dads’ spank their one-year-olds
Posted in Family Health, Health, Internet Kids, Just for Dads, Parents, Post-natal depressionComments Off
I felt like a zombie, I couldn’t connect’
Posted on 06 January 2011.
Gwyneth Paltrow reveals extent of struggle with post-natal depression
Posted in Family, Internet Kids, Parents, Post-natal depressionComments Off
Teacher with post natal depression kills 10-day-old son after her medication was taken away
Posted on 13 November 2010.
A school teacher with severe post natal depression killed her ten-day-old son after doctors took away her medication, a court heard today.
Posted in Family Health, Health, Internet Kids, Parents, Post-natal depression, TeachersComments Off
Taking fish oils in pregnancy ‘does not boost brain power of baby’
Posted on 20 October 2010.
Taking fish oils in pregnancy ‘does not boost brain power of baby’
Posted in Health, Internet Kids, Parents, Post-natal depression, Pregnancy and ChildbirthComments Off
I was sterilised at 24 – but now I want a baby
Posted on 06 October 2010.
I was sterilised at 24 – but now I want a baby
Posted in Family, Internet Kids, Parents, Post-natal depressionComments Off
Women with the baby blues process emotion differently
Posted on 20 September 2010.
Women with the baby blues process emotion differently
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Men should be screened for post-natal depression, say researchers
Posted on 08 September 2010.
Men should be screened for post-natal depression, say researchers
Posted in Family Health, Health, Internet Kids, Just for Dads, Parents, Post-natal depressionComments Off
Health visitors ‘can stop post-natal depression’
Posted on 18 August 2010.
Health visitors ‘can stop post-natal depression’
Posted in Family Health, Health, Internet Kids, Parents, Post-natal depression, Pregnancy and ChildbirthComments Off
Difficult pregnancies lead to post-natal depression
Posted on 04 August 2010.
Difficult pregnancies lead to post-natal depression
Posted in Health, Internet Kids, Parents, Post-natal depression, Pregnancy and ChildbirthComments Off
Gwyneth Paltrow talks of depression and pain after child’s birth
Posted on 25 July 2010.
Gwyneth Paltrow talks of depression and pain after child’s birth
Posted in Internet Kids, Parents, Post-natal depression, Pregnancy and ChildbirthComments Off
Post-natal depression clues found
Posted on 19 June 2010.
Post-natal depression clues found
Posted in Family Health, Health, Internet Kids, Parents, Post-natal depressionComments Off
Is this the natural way to beat the baby blues?
Posted on 19 June 2010.
Is this the natural way to beat the baby blues?
Posted in Family Health, Food and Diet, Health, Internet Kids, Parents, Post-natal depressionComments Off
Men, get your hands off post-natal depression
Posted on 20 May 2010.
The very thought of fathers with post-natal depression raises Anna Maxted’s hackles.
Posted in Just for Dads, Post-natal depression, Pregnancy and ChildbirthComments Off
Paint Potty! Council zealots close down under-fives’ art club because children are ‘too middle-class’
Posted on 21 March 2010.
Just last week Schools Secretary Ed Balls defended Sure Start, claiming that the
Conservatives planned to slash £200million from the service, and declared that the scheme meant that ‘every parent
Posted in Post-natal depression, Pre-schoolers, ToddlersComments Off
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