There appeared to be a modest association from the prenatal to the postpartum period in dysthymia.
This is, in reality, not only a postpartum phenomenon but also a significant risk throughout pregnancy.
A total of 246 women met criteria for major depressive episode in the postpartum period.
A smaller percentage of the women reported severe depressive symptoms at 6 months postpartum than had during pregnancy (29% as compared to 56%).
Male fetal progenitor cells persist in maternal blood for as long as 27 years postpartum.
They were fed alfalfa silage throughout the pre-and postpartum periods with no concentrate supplementation.
In the case of postpartum and concurrent hormone periods, the child-rearing environment provides the context for affecting attentional and motivational processes.
To this end, a truly longitudinal approach was employed that followed young women from the prenatal period to 3 years postpartum.
