Postpartum Archives - Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network https://blogs.bcm.edu/tag/postpartum/ Tue, 03 Jun 2025 19:25:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://blogs.bcm.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2d904ab48738e474191a678dceb72b07.png Postpartum Archives - Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network https://blogs.bcm.edu/tag/postpartum/ 32 32 122339384 Mental health for first-time parents https://blogs.bcm.edu/2025/06/12/mental-health-for-first-time-parents/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2025/06/12/mental-health-for-first-time-parents/#respond Thu, 12 Jun 2025 12:50:03 +0000 https://blogs.bcm.edu/?p=42406 Parents feeding and looking at their baby.Dr. Peggy Yang offers advice for first-time parents as they navigate their new normal with a baby in the home.

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]]> https://blogs.bcm.edu/2025/06/12/mental-health-for-first-time-parents/feed/ 0 42406 Postpartum female preference for cooler temperatures linked to brain changes https://blogs.bcm.edu/2025/03/25/from-the-labs-postpartum-female-preference-for-cooler-temperatures-linked-to-brain-changes/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2025/03/25/from-the-labs-postpartum-female-preference-for-cooler-temperatures-linked-to-brain-changes/#respond Tue, 25 Mar 2025 15:00:55 +0000 https://blogs.bcm.edu/?p=41755 A pregnant person's torso seen from the side, their arms wrapped around their stomach. A lush green wooded area is seen behind them.Changes in temperature preference in postpartum female mice were associated with significant alterations in the preoptic area of the brain.

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]]> https://blogs.bcm.edu/2025/03/25/from-the-labs-postpartum-female-preference-for-cooler-temperatures-linked-to-brain-changes/feed/ 0 41755 When pregnancy causes stroke: the risk we must talk more about https://blogs.bcm.edu/2023/06/23/when-pregnancy-causes-stroke-the-risk-we-must-talk-more-about/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2023/06/23/when-pregnancy-causes-stroke-the-risk-we-must-talk-more-about/#respond Fri, 23 Jun 2023 13:00:58 +0000 https://blogs.bcm.edu/?p=37277 In March of 2020, just as the world entered lockdown, I experienced a personal loss: a friend died following a stroke. She was 30 years

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]]> https://blogs.bcm.edu/2023/06/23/when-pregnancy-causes-stroke-the-risk-we-must-talk-more-about/feed/ 0 37277 Dealing with postpartum hair loss https://blogs.bcm.edu/2022/10/03/dealing-with-postpartum-hair-loss/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2022/10/03/dealing-with-postpartum-hair-loss/#respond Mon, 03 Oct 2022 12:55:34 +0000 https://blogs.bcm.edu/?p=35269 A woman with black-painted nails moves a comb through her hair.Dr. Matthew Carroll explains how post-pregnancy hormones can lead to hair loss and what supplements can help hair grow back.

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