Hormonal predictors of postnatal depression at 6 months in breastfeeding women

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 61-68

  Ingram, Jennifer C ^a   Greenwood, R J ^b   Woolridge, M W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BRISTOL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; HYDROCORTISONE; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATION; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FLUOROIMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PARITY; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREDICTION; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRICK TEST; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL STATUS; THYROID DISEASE; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0037296463     PISSN: 02646838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0264683021000060075     Document Type: Article

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