Bipolar Scotland are running a seminar on Perinatal Services for women who have experienced mental health problems during/after pregnancy. The event will take place on Friday 16 April 2010, at the Ramada Jarvis Hotel, 201 Ingram Street, Glasgow, G1 1DQ, 2pm – 4pm (registration from 1.30pm).

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The Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) issues guidelines for health practitioners and the public on managing and treating health conditions. These cover various conditions including Depression and psychosis after the birth of a baby, called Postnatal Depression and Puerperal Psychosis.
SIGN is now undertaking a review of the original evidence-based guideline on Postnatal Depression and Puerperal [...]

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A study found that women who gave birth in their teenage years or their early 20s are more likely to suffer from depression during and after pregnancy than those who became mothers later in life. The South London Child Development Study included 176 families and recorded how a child developed during an 11 year period.
The [...]

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According to a study by Cardiff University, Birmingham University and Trinity College, Dublin, funded by medical charity the Wellcome Trust, the most severe form of postnatal depression - postpartum psychosis - has a genetic cause. This type of postnatal depression affects one in 500 mothers. The study is now working to isolate the [...]

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Scotland’s first post natal depression telephone helpline “Bluebell at ParentLine Scotland” has been launched. The initiative is a joint venture between CHILDREN 1ST and CrossReach, the social care arm of the Church of Scotland. The freephone helpline telephone number is 0800 3457 457. Lines are open from 9am to 5pm Monday, Wednesday and Friday and [...]

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It is estimated between 10 and 28 per cent of women will suffer postnatal depression.  Researchers at Glasgow Caledonian University interviewed mothers of new babies with a history of postnatal depression, the women reported a feeling of being “lost”.  Pressure on women to “have it all” has lead to them grieving for the loss of their previous independence [...]

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