Postpartum Depression Linked to Emotional Overeating in Kids

Maternal postpartum depression at six weeks is linked to reduced inhibition and emotional control in children alongside increased emotional overeating. The findings were published in Eating Behaviors. 

Around 25% of women experience postpartum depression within the first year of giving birth. Symptoms of the condition may influence parenting behaviors and the environment, resulting in less responsive, more stressed, or inconsistent care, which may in…