Title: How Depression During Pregnancy Can Affect Your Baby?
1How Depression During Pregnancy Can Affect Your
Baby ?
2Overview
- Depression During Pregnancy
- The Impact of Depression on the Baby
- Causes of Depression during Pregnancy
- Methods and Strategies for Handling Prenatal
Depression - What do the Reports indicate?
- References
3Depression During Pregnancy
Pregnancy is supposed to be a happy time
Many women suffer different ranges of depression
during pregnancy.
14 to 23
- 14 to 23 percent of pregnant women incur some
symptoms of depression during pregnancy. (The
American Congress of Obstetricians and
Gynecologists reports)
4The Impact of Depression on the Baby
Studies suggest
Babies that are born to mothers who are depressed
during pregnancy may have
- Decreased muscle tone and higher levels of
stress hormones. - 9 percent of children were developmentally
delayed at 18 months of age. - An increased risk of intrauterine growth
restriction, low birth rate and preterm birth
5Causes of Depression during Pregnancy
6Methods and Strategies for Handling Prenatal
Depression
- Pharmacological Medications
7Natural Ways
- First lineup of treatment includes Psychotherapy,
cognitive behavior therapy or light therapy for
mild depression. - Get adequate rest
- Acupuncture
- Herbal remedies
- Bring to attention of doctors
8Pharmacological medications for Clinical/Severe
depression
All medications diffuse to the placenta. Since
there is no psychotropic drug approved by the
Food and Drug Administration for use during
pregnancy.
9Choosing to take pharmacological medications
during pregnancy should always be done in close
collaboration of a knowledgeable healthcare
professional.
Paroxetine use during pregnancy which is
associated with ventricular septal and atrial
ventricular defects. Studies completed to date
reveal no increase in risk of major congenital
malformations with antidepressants with the
exception of Paroxetine.
10References
- The American Congress of Obstetricians and
Gynecologists reports - http//americanpregnancy.org/pregnancyhealth/depre
ssionduringpregnancy.html - Dr. Delia M. Vazquez of the University of
Michigan School of Medicine study - http//consumer.healthday.com/mental-health-inform
ation-25/depression-news-176/depression-during-pre
gnancy-might-affect-baby-647314.html - Study by University of Washington
- Study by University of the West of England
- http//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18651886
- According to the Journal of the Academy of
Nutrition and Dietetics - Research by nurse practitioner Deepika Goyal of
San Jose State University of Nursing
P.T.O.
11- http//www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/public/depress
ion/inpregnancypostnatal/causesriskfactors.cfm - http//www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/10120
9101352.htm - http//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC273833
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12Thank You
The information presented here does not
substitute the expertise of a medical
practitioner so always consult the physician
before starting any of the medical treatments
stated above.