Having anxiety myself and after seeing my sister suffer, when I was pregnant I actually thought I would
develop PND, I am still surprised I didn't.
The results from this study show that the fully
developed online program, MumMoodBooster, is an effective treatment option for women with clinically diagnosed with
PND.
Through a successful international collaboration, the researchers have
developed an interactive, web - based treatment targeted to women with postnatal depression (
PND).
Maternal postnatal depression (
PND) is common with a prevalence in the
developed world of around 13 % 1 and a far higher prevalence in some
developing world contexts.2, 3,4 There is a considerable body of evidence attesting to the fact that
PND limits a mother's capacity to engage positively with her infant, with several studies showing that
PND compromises child cognitive, behavioural and emotional development.5 It has proved difficult to predict
PND antenatally6 and, in any event, preventive interventions have largely proved ineffective.7 Research and clinical attention has, therefore, been focused on the treatment of manifest
PND.