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How Depression During Pregnancy
Can Affect Your Baby ?
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Overview
1. Depression During Pregnancy
2. The Impact of Depression on the Baby
3. Causes of Depression during Pregnancy
4. Methods and Strategies for Handling Prenatal Depression
5. What do the Reports indicate?
6. References
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The Impact of Depression on the Baby
Decreased muscle tone and higher levels of stresshormones.
9 percent of children were developmentally delayed at18 months
of age.
An increased risk of intrauterine growth restriction,low birth
rate and preterm birth
Studies suggest
Babies that are born to mothers who are depressedduring
pregnancy may have
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Causes of Depression during Pregnancy
Nutritionaldeficiency
Inadequate amountsof folate, Iron,
calcium, vitamin D,vitamin E
Typicalwestern diet
Melancholictypes of
depression
Biochemicalprocesses
Geneticprocesses
Non-melancholictypes of
depression
Impact ofenvironmental
Social andpsychological
stress
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Methods and Strategies for Handling PrenatalDepression
Natural Ways
Pharmacological Medications
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1. First lineup of treatment includes
Psychotherapy, cognitive behavior therapyor light therapy for
mild depression.
2. Get adequate rest
3. Acupuncture
4. Herbal remedies
5. Bring to attention of doctors
Natural Ways
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All medications diffuse to theplacenta.
Since there is no psychotropicdrug approved by the Food andDrug
Administration for useduring pregnancy.
Pharmacological medications forClinical/Severe depression
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Choosing to take pharmacological medications during
pregnancyshould always be done in close collaboration of a
knowledgeable
healthcare professional.
Paroxetineuse during pregnancy which isassociated with
ventricular septal and atrialventricular defects.
Studies completed to date reveal no increase inrisk of major
congenital malformations with
antidepressants with the exception of Paroxetine.
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ReferencesThe American Congress of Obstetricians and
Gynecologists reports
http://americanpregnancy.org/pregnancyhealth/depressionduringpregnancy.html
Dr. Delia M. Vazquez of the University of Michigan School of
Medicine study
http://consumer.healthday.com/mental-health-information-25/depression-news-176/depression-during-pregnancy-might-affect-baby-647314.html
Study by University of Washington
Study by University of the West of England
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18651886
According to the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and
Dietetics
Research by nurse practitioner Deepika Goyal of San Jose State
University of Nursing
P.T.O.
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http://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/public/depression/inpregnancypostnatal/causesriskfactors.cfm
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101209101352.htm
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2738337/
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ThankYou
The information presented here does not substitute the expertise
of a medicalpractitioner so always consult the physician before
starting any of the medical
treatments stated above.
