The Perinatal Project: Mental Health Advocacy for Mothers: New research: When it's going well, breastfeeding can protect against postpartum depression

A new study published in the International Breastfeeding Journal suggests that breastfeeding may help new mothers avoid or reduce the severity of depression.

This research worked from the premise that "new mothers experience an increase in inflammation due to high levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines," and that "Common experiences associated with new motherhood, such as disturbed sleep and postpartum pain, can also act as stresses that cause pro-inflammatory levels to rise." (Wondering what a cytokine is? Me too. Click here for the basics.)

With new moms for whom breastfeeding is going well (and that's the clincher, isn't it??), the study found that "Breastfeeding can reduce women's stress levels, so that their inflammatory response systems remain inactive. This then reduces their risk of depression."

Here's the downside: When breastfeeding is difficult and or painful for the new mother, it can be more of a trigger for depression than a buffer. Study author Kathleen Kendall-Tackett's conclusion? "Mother's mental health is yet another reason to intervene quickly when breastfeeding difficulties arise."

Lactation consultants, postpartum doulas, and baby nurses/night nurses, who are often called in to help a family during early breastfeeding woes, really are on the front lines! They need to have a strong awareness of PPD and be able to make appropriate community referrals for moms who are struggling emotionally.

The study also cites exercise, long-chain omega-3 fatty acids, cognitive therapy, St. John's Wort, and conventional antidepressant medications as treatments for depression that are anti-inflammatory.

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