Hi Mary,
have you seen the following report:
Berryman J & Windridge K. Motherhood After 35 - A Report on the Leicester
Motherhood Project. Leicester University, Leicester, 1995.
The author, Julia Berryman, is still at Leicester: [log in to unmask]
Best wishes,
Denis Walsh
Midwife,
Leicester
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mary Carolan" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 6:17 AM
Subject: mature primigravidae
> Hi,
>
> I am a PhD candidate [midwifery] at the University of Melbourne, looking
at
> the experiences of mature primigravidae (> 35 years), and I am hoping to
> track down some research relating to the incidence of post natal
depression
> in this group. From my interviews with a variety of health professionals I
> have come to realise that this cohort of women are viewed as particularly
> at risk for post natal depression, and also for poor lactation, though I
> have been unable to find much in the line of research to support either
claim.
> Can anyone help?
>
> Mary Carolan
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