Fathers should be screened for postpartum blues, tooScreening fathers for postpartum depression is as important as screening mothers, researchers argue, and current guidelines don’t go far enough in urging doctors to identify new fathers who may be suffering. “Although many new dads experience depressive symptoms, few know how to identify the signs or talk about their struggles.” Depression symptoms in fathers in the first year after the birth of a child are considered paternal postpartum depression, Walsh and colleagues write. Walsh and colleagues recommend that pediatricians help educate new parents about paternal postpartum depression. “You don’t see a lot of public marketing or information about male anxiety and depression postpartum,” he told Reuters Health in a phone interview. “Postpartum depression in women used to be highly stigmatized.

Source: Standard Digital December 30, 2019 05:26 UTC