This story appears in the March 17, 2018 issue of Science News with the headline, «From Joy to Anguish:
Depression among new mothers gets much - needed attention.»
Strict feeding schedules were
popular among new mothers in the past, but from the 1960s onwards many women have opted for a more flexible approach.
As my nursing preschooler got older and older it got harder for people to be supportive, and I was even asked to stop nursing at breastfeeding support group meetings because it was viewed as counter-productive to promoting
breastfeeding among the new mothers.
Breast milk jewelry was first recognized in the media on April 8, 2013 by Daily Mail UK in an article referencing «How jewelry made from breast milk has become an unlikely
trend among new mothers (but is it adorable or gross?)»
Manual or Electric breast pumps are both fan
favorites among new mothers as they are easy and straightforward to open up and start pumping.
Dr. Ray said the very small number of overdoses and deaths suggests physicians may not need to be as cautious as they have been in prescribing codeine as a painkiller for adults, or
among new mothers from East Africa.
Noting «postpartum depression is a serious condition linked to problems with marital relationships, mother / child bonding, breastfeeding continuity, infant behavior and development, and quality of
life among new mothers,» Healthy People 2020 is proposing to add a new maternal and child health objective aimed at addressing this critical health issue.
Sweden «Breast warmers,» which BabyCenter editor Carina Westling describes as «a cross between a baby elephant's ear and a 1980s shoulder pad, that you stuff into your bra to hold in body heat,» are
popular among new mothers.
Although postpartum depression (PPD) symptoms are fairly
common among new mothers and fathers, new parents still perceive a stigma associated with having the «baby blues.»
Problems with breastfeeding, such as trouble getting the baby to latch, pain, and a perception of insufficient milk, are common
among new mothers and are associated with shorter durations of breastfeeding (16).
In «Depression
among new mothers is finally getting some attention» (SN: 3/17/18, p. 16), a graph that showed changes in the hormone progesterone during and after pregnancy incorrectly labeled progesterone as being measured in milligrams per milliliter of plasma (mg / ml).
Dew, J., & Wilcox, B. W. (2011) If Momma Ain't Happy: Explaining Declines in Marital Satisfaction
Among New Mothers.
If Momma ain't happy: explaining declines in marital satisfaction
among new mothers.