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by Dennis Rosen, M.D.

Dennis Rosen, M.D. is a pediatric sleep specialist who practices at Children's Hospital Boston. See full bio

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Insufficient sleep linked to increased incidence of postpartum depression

By Dennis Rosen, M.D. on July 21, 2009 in Sleeping Angels

A new study published in the August 2009 issue of the Archives of Women's Mental Health found that new mothers who were awake for more than two hours between midnight and 6 am on a regular basis, or who napped less than one hour during the day on a regular basis, were at increased risk for depression three months after the birth of their baby... Read More

The invisible made visible.

Submitted by David Petropoulos on July 22, 2009 - 9:46am.

I'm not a believer in postpartum Depression. I do believe Depressive mothers can become episodic and psychotic with the new stressful responsibility of an infant. In other words the Depression was always there and the stressful event simply triggered the cycling of episodes. The truth is children often push depressed women into severe depression. So much for the beauty of child birth. I enjoyed your posting. Sincerely,David