ABC Twitter Chat on Postpartum Depression
On Tuesday, September 27, 2011, Deborah Kim, MD, of Penn's Womens Behavioral Wellness Program, joined ABC News Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Richard Besser for a twitter chat focused on post-partum depression
Before the chat begins, Dr. Besser announces that Penn Medicine's Deborah Kim will be joining in, to share her expertise on perinatal behavioral wellness.
Penn's Dr. Debbie Kim talks #postpartum depression with @DrRichardBesser today at 1 pm ET! Follow #abcDrBchat to learn more!The #abcDrBchat begins!
Welcome to our chat on #postpartum #depression. I'll moderate + put out discussion topics (T1, etc). Don't forget to use hashtag #abcDrBchat- Thrilled to have Katherine Stone @postpartumprogr + Dr.Deborah Kim expert from @PennMedicine with us today. Who else is here? #abcDrBchat
- @PennMedicine's Deborah Kim, MD, Dir. of Perinatal Program at Penn Center for Women's Behavioral Wellness http://bit.ly/r5XmGm #abcDrBchat
- Welcome! RT @PennMedicine: @PennMedicines Deborah Kim, MD, Dir. of Perinatal Program at Penn http://bit.ly/r5XmGm #abcDrBchat
- @DrRichardBesser @postpartumprogr @PennMedicine Happy to be here! Looking forward to today's chat. #abcDrBchat
- After each topic gets some conversation, I'll put out a topic summary and then we move on. Many people stay to chat after 2 #abcDrBchat
For the first question, Dr. Besser asks women about their PPD experiences.
- T1 Great to see so many moms sharing their stories. @PennMedicine. Give us some stats? How many moms have #PPD? Common signs? #abcDrBchat
- #PPD is common - women shouldn't feel ashamed. Happens in 1 of 8 pregnancies. Most common childbirth complication. #abcDrBchat
- T1. MT @HealingMutti: T1: I was angry, sad, anxious, happy, + indifferent. Dark thoughts of wanting to harm kiddo and myself. #abcDrBchat
- T1: This concept of "scary thoughts" - worrying about harming your baby - is common, but usually isn't acted on. #abcDrBchat
- T1 Summ: Here's a good article that separates Mommy blues from #PPD. Presentation can be very varied. http://bit.ly/odIUEU #abcDrBchat
For the second topic, the group talks about diagnosis, treatment options.
- T2: How do you diagnose #PPD? Who told you to get help? Where did you go for treatment? #abcDrBchat
- T2 Baby blues are VERY common @PennMedicine: T: #PPD interferes with ability to function, "baby blues" do not. #abcDrBchat
- #PPD can be diagnosed up to 12 months postpartum. Peak incidence between 2-4 months postpartum. #abcDrBchat
- T2: #PPD should be diagnosed by medical professional. For support, postpartum.net is a good resource. #abcDrBchat
- That's great. RT: DrRichardBesser T2 I'm a pediatrician. #PPD is something I look for during the early baby visits. #abcDrBchat
