The only valid reaction to this news is "Wonderful, we have a new tool in the arsenal to treat a very difficult to treat and potentially serious illness."
> It's deeply worrying the lack of support and proactive care new mothers receive from medical professionals, though it is getting better, just very slowly.
Agree, I don't treat or interact with PPD patients in my professional practice but my closest friend is an OBGYN and we've had many discussions about this over the years.
At least in most academic practices all patients are provided with education during the later stages of pregnancy and prior to discharge postpartum with typically one routine follow-up visit planned.
It's better than when I was a medical student but it seems a significant gap still exists between that and transitioning back to the patient's primary care provider who also tend to be more heterogenous in availability and knowledgeability about PPD.
> It's deeply worrying the lack of support and proactive care new mothers receive from medical professionals, though it is getting better, just very slowly.
Agree, I don't treat or interact with PPD patients in my professional practice but my closest friend is an OBGYN and we've had many discussions about this over the years.
At least in most academic practices all patients are provided with education during the later stages of pregnancy and prior to discharge postpartum with typically one routine follow-up visit planned.
It's better than when I was a medical student but it seems a significant gap still exists between that and transitioning back to the patient's primary care provider who also tend to be more heterogenous in availability and knowledgeability about PPD.