Depression among parents of newborns can persist 6 months after NICU discharge

(Children's National Health System) Young parents who have less education and care for more than one child are more likely to have persistent symptoms of depression that linger six months after their newborn is discharged from the neonatal intensive care unit, according to a Children's National Health System research presentation during the Pediatric Academic Societies 2018 annual meeting.

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-05/cnhs-dap050218.php

Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - May 5, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news