Unhappiness Comes in Pairs: Treating Colic
June 13, 2006 by kate baggott
Filed under Baby Care, Mental Health
Does this news from USA Today’s Health Scout surprise anyone?
New moms with colicky babies are more likely to suffer from postpartum depression than other new moms, a new study shows.
Researchers from Brown Medical School and the Rhode Island Department of Health analyzed data collected from more than 2,900 new mothers.
They found that 19 percent reported moderate to severe symptoms of postpartum depression, and 8 percent reported that their babies were difficult to console. Mothers who reported postpartum depression were more than twice as likely to report difficult-to-console babies, and mothers with inconsolable babies were more than two times as likely …read more
