RESUMEN

Perinatal depression is the occurrence of depressive symptoms during the antenatal or postnatal period with an annual incidence of 10% to 20%. The consequences of untreated perinatal depression are significant and include negative impacts on maternal health, pregnancy outcomes, and maternal-infant outcomes. The purpose of this article is to provide perinatal pharmacologic and psychological treatment information to help first-line providers more confidently manage depression in the perinatal period. Treatment strategies including medication management using risk versus risk conversations, psychotherapy, and colocated perinatal mental health clinics are discussed.

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Depresión Posparto , Complicaciones del Embarazo , Lactante , Femenino , Embarazo , Humanos , Recién Nacido , Niño , Depresión/terapia , Depresión Posparto/epidemiología , Complicaciones del Embarazo/epidemiología , Atención Perinatal , Salud Materna