Breastfeeding is negatively affected by prenatal depression and reduces postpartum depression

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 927-936

  Figueiredo, B ^a   Canario C ^a   Field, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; postpartum depression; pregnancy; prenatal depression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; PORTUGAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; PORTUGAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896376740     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291713001530     Document Type: Review

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