Finding a Medical Home for Perinatal Depression: How Can We Bridge the Postpartum Gap?

The lack of continuity of health care for women after the postpartum visit can be especially problematic for women with perinatal depression (depression during pregnancy and up to 1  year postpartum). Many women have the onset of depression in the third trimester or postpartum, and 23%–46% of women with postpartum depression (PPD) continue to have symptoms for 1–2 years after follow-up (Vliegen, Casalin,& Luyten, 2014). In addition, rates of maternal suicide peak at 6 –9 months postpartum (Mangla, Hoffman, Trumpff, O'Grady,& Monk, 2019; Metz et  al., 2016).
Source: Womens Health Issues - Category: Primary Care Authors: Tags: Commentary Source Type: research