Obstetric anesthesia and postpartum mental health: implications from delivery to long-term recovery
Sou-Hyun Lee, Kyung-Hwa Kwak · 2026
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Sou-Hyun Lee and Kyung-Hwa Kwak review how birth anesthesia shapes later mind health in mothers in a 2026 paper. Postpartum depression and trauma stress can dent mother-child bonds and life quality for years. Their review sweeps risk marks before birth, mode of birth, drug care, and long outcomes.
Full sleep anesthesia for cesarean birth tied to higher severe depression and self-harm risk in the pooled work. Epidural pain care, judged as a yes-no mark, showed no shield against either state. Relief quality, pain during surgery, failed spinal care, and forced switches to full sleep looked like the true levers. Ketamine drugs near birth may cut early depression risk, with long gains unproven. The authors urge trauma-aware talk as core care.
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| CREATOR | Sou-Hyun Lee, Kyung-Hwa Kwak |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 32843 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |