This educational activity consists of recorded presentations from Women’s & Infants’ Health Symposium: Medical Management Today for Healthy Living Tomorrow held in Chicago, Illinois on May 12-13, 2011.
Untreated postpartum depression can place both the mother and infant at risk and is associated with significant long-term effects on child development and behavior. Although treatment options are available, both patients and their caregivers frequently overlook postpartum depression. This presentation will discuss appropriate screening, the importance of prompt recognition, and nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic options to treat depression, and how these are essential for both maternal and infant well-being.

Learning Objectives
At the end of this educational activity, participants should be able to

1. Recognize the range of postpartum mood disorders women may experience
2. Discuss the appropriate screening and importance of prompt recognition of postpartum depression
3. State nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic options to treat postpartum depression

Faculty
Mary Kenny, RN, MS
Coordinator, Pregnancy and Postpartum Depression Program
Loyola University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois

Aparna Sharma, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry
Loyola University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois

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