Journal article
Breastfeeding, Antidepressants, and Depression in the Mercy Pregnancy and Emotional Well-Being Study
M Galbally, SJ Watson, H Ball, AJ Lewis
Journal of Human Lactation | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC | Published : 2019
Abstract
Background: Depression is consistently shown to predict lower rates of breastfeeding. In a handful of studies, breastfeeding has predicted lower depression symptoms. However, studies demonstrating the latter are limited in their measurement of both depression and breastfeeding and have not followed participants from pregnancy across the postpartum period. Research Aim: The primary aim of this study was to describe breastfeeding intentions and behaviors for the first 12 months postpartum among nonmedicated depressed, antidepressant-exposed, and control participants. The secondary aim was to examine group differences in the association between depressive symptoms and breastfeeding duration up ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This study is supported through the 2012 National Priority Founding Round of Beyond blue in a 3-year research grant and a 2015 National Health and Medical Research Council project grant for 5 years. Financial support has also been obtained from the two of the authors' research institutions. The authors produced the final manuscript, and there was no role of the funding sources.