Association of General Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery with Postpartum Depression and Suicidality
Use of GA for cesarean delivery is independently associated with a significantly increased risk of PPD requiring hospitalization and suicidality. It underscores the need to avoid using GA whenever appropriate and to address the potential mental health issues of patients after GA use, specifically by screening for PPD and providing referrals to accessible mental health providers as needed.
Authors
- Mark Russell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8171-7772)
- Jean Guglielminotti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8699-0724)
- Catherine Monk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7827-2602)
- Guohua Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8722-8600)
Institutions
- New York Psychoanalytic Society and Institute (US)
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
- Columbia University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Anesthesia & Analgesia
- Published
- 2024-12-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1213/ane.0000000000007314
- Citations
- 10
- Primary Topic
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.43