This cohort study found associations between hormonal contraceptives and depression risk among first-time moms in the first year postpartum. Researchers found that initiating hormonal contraception ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Prior depression that is associated with hormonal contraception increases odds for postpartum depression.

New research has found that depression associated with hormonal contraception use may be a risk factor for developing postpartum depression later on in life. Published in JAMA Psychiatry, the study ...

A collaborative, multi-disciplinary network focusing on postpartum contraception care has been established by Dr. Jessica Botfield, Senior Research Fellow from Monash University's SPHERE Center of ...

In 2012 South Carolina’s Medicaid program was the first state Medicaid program to separate payment for the immediate postpartum placement of long-acting reversible contraception (intrauterine devices ...

To increase access to highly effective contraception and improve reproductive autonomy, a growing number of state Medicaid programs pay for the provision of immediate postpartum long-acting reversible ...

Recent OB/Gyn updates include underuse of contraceptives after giving birth, new guidelines on postpartum pelvic girdle pain, and infection risk with alternative birth practices. Read the latest ...

BALTIMORE -- Women who lost insurance coverage shortly after pregnancy had lower odds of prescription contraception after giving birth than women with continuous insurance, survey data from nearly 250 ...

New research explores whether routine hormonal contraception after childbirth may be quietly fueling a rise in postpartum depression — and what it means for millions of mothers. Study: Postpartum ...