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The first antidepressant pill specifically recommended to treat postpartum depression hit the market at the end of 2023, but an analysis found that most private insurers haven’t published criteria on when they will cover the drug.
Bloomberg looks at the business side of luxury postpartum retreats in the United States, which have expanded from New York City to Washington DC and California.
Could this be an effective treatment for perinatal depression?
Only 17 insurers–less than 1 percent of the 1,000 insurance companies in the country–have published coverage guidance.
Extreme Republicans are holding up a government funding bill and insisting a food program for women and children that has been funded for decades not get a budget increase this year, despite increasing food prices.
Emily Oster, the author of Expecting Better, takes on the New York Times’ recent reporting on procedures to address tongue ties in infants, aka frenotomies.
A recap of coverage in California of an insurance company making it difficult for women to get medication to treat postpartum depression.
A healthcare consultant dedicatedly tracked her time during the first year of her baby’s life. The result? Some incredible information.
The NYT takes a look at the research behind “tongue-tie” procedures for infants that struggle to breastfeed—and finds it lacking.