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Postpartum Depression : Risk Factors

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A pregnancy that has maternal or fetal complications requiring special medical attention or bed rest is considered to be high-risk. Complications, as used here, mean the risk of illness or death before or after delivery is greater than normal for ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Detailed information on the most common types of pregnancy complications, including amniotic fluid complications, bleeding pregnancy complications, ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, fetal loss, placental abruption, placenta previa, preeclampsia and eclampsi
Source:StayWell
If you've had bleeding early in your pregnancy, you're not alone. Many other pregnant women have had early bleeding, too. And in most cases, nothing is wrong.
Source:StayWell
Detailed information on the most common complications during pregnancy There are many conditions that can complicate a pregnancy and require clinical care by a physician or other healthcare professional. Listed in the directory below are some, for which we have provided a brief overview.
Source:StayWell
Detailed information on multiple pregnancies, including care of multiple birth babies
Source:StayWell
Detailed information on premature rupture of membranes and preterm premature rupture of membranes
Source:StayWell
Detailed information on maternal and fetal testing during high-risk pregnancies
Source:StayWell
Detailed information on acute fatty liver of pregnancy, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
Source:StayWell
Obstetrical emergencies are life-threatening medical conditions that occur in pregnancy or during or after labor and delivery.There are a number of illnesses and disorders of pregnancy that can threaten the well-being of both mother and child. Obs...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
A high risk pregnancy is one in which some condition puts the mother, the developing fetus, or both at higher-than-normal risk for complications during or after the pregnancy and birth.A pregnancy can be considered a high-risk pregnancy for a vari...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Although as of 2004 there was no formal or universally accepted definition of a"high-risk" pregnancy, it is generally thought of as one in which the mother or the developing fetus has a condition that places one or both of them at a higher-than-no...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Postpartum depression is a mood disorder that begins after childbirth and usually lasts at least six weeks.Postpartum depression, or PPD, affects approximately 15% of all childbearing women. The onset of postpartum depression tends to be gradual a...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Postpartum depression(PPD) is a major depressive episode that occurs after childbirth. There are conflicting data regarding the time of onset.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Postpartum depression is a mood disorder that begins after childbirth and usually lasts beyond six weeks.The onset of postpartum depression tends to be gradual and may persist for many months, or develop into a second bout following a subsequent p...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Postpartum depression is a depression that can range from mild to suicidal and can occur anytime after delivery up to one year later.Postpartum depression is an affective disorder(any mental disorder characterized by a consistent change in mood th...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
The following are common questions about stress and anxiety.What is the difference between feeling stressed and having an anxiety disorder?Stress can come from any situation or thought that makes you feel frustrated, angry, nervous, or even anxious.
Source:ADAM
Date:July 27, 2007
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