Is it safe for pregnant women to take medication for depression while pregnant?
According to a new study from the Society for Women’s Health Research, only 10 per cent of women think it is safe. 68% of doctors believe taking medication for depression during pregnancy is safe.
About 50% of women believe it’s safe to take the drugs during the postpartum period. 97% of doctors think it is safe.
Why the huge gap?

A new study by Dr. Nadja Reissland found that women who cradle their babies to the right, may be experiencing higher than normal stress levels and indicate a greater likelihood of PPD.
Obviously, hand-preference, child behavior and other factors influence how new mother’s hold their babies, but this observation is an important one. We’ve already seen research that shows many doctors just don’t ask their patients who are new mothers about stress and other emotional factors. Asking them to notice how a woman holds her child may just prompt time-starved medical professionals to delve a little deeper into their patients’ well-being.
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In recent months there have been huge efforts to inform women and their partners about the existence of Postpartum Depression (PPD) and Post Natal Depression (PND). There’s just one problem. Many doctors aren’t including important questions to diagnose PPD when they examine new mothers says a new study.