Postpartum Depression (PPD)

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses how PPD, characterized by sadness, anxiety, loneliness, despair and many other symptoms, is a disorder that occurs within the first two years after birth and how it is the most commonly undiagnosed condition after childbirth. The paper examines the proposed Texas legislation S.B. 1388 and how, if passed, S.B. 1388, provide advantages that will affect new mothers and their families such as extra insurance coverage.

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Legislative Description
Legislative Rationale
Legislation Support and Opposition
Outcome of the Legislation
Impact of Legislation on Nursing Practice

From the Paper:

"In the article, A preventative intervention for pregnant women on public assistance at risk for postpartum depression, Dr. Zlotnich, et al. (2006), examined whether participation in a program based primarily on interpersonal therapy could reduce the risk of PPD during the first 3 months after delivery in a large sample of pregnant women who were on public assistance and who were at risk for PPD. The Reach Out, Stand Strong, Essentials (ROSE) Program for new mothers was designed to help mothers-to-be in an ethnically diverse population improve their close interpersonal relationships and change their expectations about them, build and use their social support networks, and master their role transition to motherhood."

Sample of Sources Used:

• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. (2002). Clinical updates in women's health care; Depression in women. Washington, DC
• Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses. (2008). Postpartum depression is a serious illness. Retrieved March 20, 2008. http://capwiz.com/awhonn/issues/alert/?alertid=10129051
• Beck, C. (2001). Predictors of postpartum depression; an update. Nursing Research, 50(5), 275-285.
• Debohls, L., & Ecklund, C. (2002, May). Pediatric ethics, issues, & commentary. Commentary on Andrea Yates: postpartum depression: practice advice from two nurse practitioners. Pediatric Nursing, 28(3), 298-299. Retrieved March 19, 2008, from CINAHL Plus with Full Text database
• McQueen, K., & Dennis, C. (2007, July) Development of a postpartum depression best practice guideline: a review of the systematic process. Journal of Nursing Care Quality 22(3),199-204, Retrieved March 19, 2008 from CINAHL PLUS with Full Text database.

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