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Article: Screen pregnant women for depression risk.(Women's Health)

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February 1, 2007
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Screen pregnant women to identify those who are at increased risk for postpartum depression, and plan home visits by a nurse with the at-risk group 10-14 days after delivery, Dr. Andrea J. Singer said at Perspectives in Women's Health sponsored by OB.GYN. NEWS.

"Don't wait for the 6-week postpartum visit" in this at-risk group, advised Dr. Singer, director of women's primary care at Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington.

Approximately one in every eight pregnant women will develop postpartum depression, which generally appears within 3-4 months after delivery and affects roughly 560,000 U.S. women per year. Check a patient's ...

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