Withdrawal of plasma estradiol is associated with increased anxiety reported by women in the first 12 hours after delivery

Transient mood changes, also known as postpartum blues, occur in 15 to 85% of women in the immediate puerperium (Henshaw, 2003) and are usually described as predictors of postpartum depression (DPP) (Reck et al., 2009). DPP is a severe condition affecting around 10 to 22% of the mothers (Gaynes et al., 2005). In recent reviews investigating predictors of postpartum depression, besides the role of postpartum blues and environmental stressors, hormonal changes were addressed as possible important biomarkers for this period (Garcia-Leal et al., 2017; Guintivano et al., 2018).

Source: Psychoneuroendocrinology - November 2, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Marcos Gon çalves de Rezende, Cybele Garcia-Leal, Marcos Felipe Silva de Sá, Ricardo de Carvalho Cavalli, Cristina Marta Del-Ben Tags: Short Communication Source Type: research