Screening for Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders in the pediatric setting is both challenging and potentially rewarding. Read more: https://www.jpedhc.org/article/S0891-5245(20)30115-2/abstract

The BIMF is discussed in this scoping review of Patient-Reported Outcomes Measures (PROMs) for postpartum recovery.  Click link to access the article: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/27662344

Results from a case-control study conducted in Tabriz, Iran reveal a near 30 point (significant) difference in depressed postpartum women relative to their non-depressed peers. To read more on this study:  https://www.google.com/search?source=hp&ei=SGW8XrmUM6mvggfI-ZL4CQ&q=Comparison+of+Maternal+Functioning+between+Iranian+Mothers+with+and+without+Depressive+Symptoms%3A+A+Case-Control+Study&oq=Comparison+of+Maternal+Functioning+between+Iranian+Mothers+with+and+without+Depressive+Symptoms%3A+A+Case-Control+Study&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQA1DPCFjPCGCrDGgAcAB4AIABAIgBAJIBAJgBAKABAqABAaoBB2d3cy13aXo&sclient=psy-ab&ved=0ahUKEwi52OqD47HpAhWpl-AKHci8BJ8Q4dUDCAk&uact=5     &nbs ...

Jennifer Barkin, Mercer University – Measuring How New Mothers Are Functioning    

Labor and delivery practices are being affected by COVID-19.  Article proposes some solutions: https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2020/caring-moms-during-covid-19-pandemic?utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Delivery%20System%20Reform

In a clinical trial of new Iranian mothers, women who participated in the Skills Training Approach (STA) had BIMF scores that were 25 points higher (<0.001), on average, than those women assigned to the control group.  Read more here: https://bmcwomenshealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12905-020-00914-w

Can’t wait to meet the folks from North Shore Postpartum Help and speak to frontline providers at Beverly Hospital this May!  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lets-bring-out-the-best-in-all-of-us-conference-day-for-perinatal-care-support-providers-tickets-98421510387?fbclid=IwAR1RLo0iiIp8QeOYCCWbcYOy_zx1UGD8-XYZ7G_-eIHRxfqmu269OyM0Eu0

“@Mercer University professor, Dr. Jennifer Barkin, is playing a huge role in helping solve the maternal health crisis in the US with her focus on new mom’s mental and emotional health. #DCMaternalHealth”

In a study of 530 healthy new mothers in Iran, an average BIMF score of 97.4 was observed (obtainable range 0-120).  The assessments were completed within the first four months after childbirth.  The inclusion criteria were: having had only one child, having been pregnant with only one child, a normal pregnancy and labor, self‐reported physical…

“This book has been inspired by the clinical practice of authors involved in its creation. It concerns perinatal depression starting from its genetic background, describing clinical features of this disorder, taking into consideration the impact of perinatal depression on child development during first years of life. We know that an altered gestational uterine environment due…