Kathleen Kendall-Tackett

Evidence-based, with attitude

Depression/Postpartum Depression

Kendall-Tackett, K., & Uvnas Moberg, K. (2018). D-MER--Hypothesis grounded in previous research. Clinical Lactation, 9(3), 106-107. [Click Here]

Uvnas Moberg, K., & Kendall-Tackett, K.A. (2018). The mystery of D-MER: What hormonal research can tell us about dysphoric milk-ejection reflex. Clinical Lactation, 9(1), 23-29. [Click Here]

Kendall-Tackett, K.A. (2017). Why trauma-informed care should be the standard of care for IBCLCs. Clinical Lactation, 8(4), 150-152. [Click Here]

Kendall-Tackett, K.A. (2017). Rethinking depression in new mothers: Current research trends and their implications for practice. Clinical Lactation, 8(1), 5-7. [Click Here]

Kendall-Tackett, K.A. (2016). Birth, breastfeeding, and postpartum depression at a maternity hospital in Hangzhou, China. International Doula, 24(1), 14-16 [Click Here]

Kendall-Tackett, K.A. (2016). Is breastfeeding only good for babies? Does the mother get anything out of it? Clinical Lactation, 8(3), 89-91. [Click Here]

Kendall-Tackett, K.A. (2015). Improving maternity practices and working toward Baby-Friendly in Hangzhou, China. Clinical Lactation, 6(4), 161-165 [Click Here]

Kendall-Tackett, K.A.(2015). Why breastfeeding protects mothers' mental health. Hangzhou Today, Hangzhou AIMA Maternity Hospital [Click Here]

Kendall-Tackett, K.A.(2015). The role of breastfeeding in protecting mothers' mental health. The Breastfeeding Network (UK), 6-12 [Click Here]

Kendall-Tackett, K.A. (2011). Un nouveau paradigme pour la depression des jeunes mamans. Journee Internationale de L'Allaitement, Mars, 12-15 [Click Here]

Hale, T.W., Kendall-Tackett, K.A., & Cong, Z. (2010). Discontinuation syndrome in newborns whose mothers took antidepressants while pregnant or breastfeeding. Breastfeeding Medicine, 5(6), e1-e6 [Click Here]

Kendall-Tackett, K.A. (2010). Four research findings that will change what we think about perinatal depression. Journal of Perinatal Education, 19(4), 7-9 [Click Here]

Kendall-Tackett, K.A. (2010). Long-chain omega-3 fatty acids and women's mental health in the perinatal period and beyond. Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health, 55(6), 561-567 [Click Here]

Kendall-Tackett, K.A., & Hale, T.W.(2010). The use of antidepressants in pregnant and breastfeeding women: A review of recent studies. Journal of Human Lactation, 26(2), 187-196 [Click Here]

Kendall-Tackett, K.A. (2010). Should mothers avoid nighttime breastfeeding to decrease their risk of depression. Breastfeeding Today, 1, 18-19 [Click Here]

Kendall-Tackett, K.A. (2007). A new paradigm for depression in new mothers: The central role of inflammation and how breastfeeding and anti-inflammatory treatments protect maternal mental health. International Breastfeeding Journal, 2, 6 [Click Here]

Kendall-Tackett, K.A. (2007). Postpartum depression: A call to action for the breastfeeding community. Medications and More, July-Aug, 1-2 [Click Here]

Kendall-Tackett, K.A. (2007). The depression weapon: How certain foods affect your mental health. Going Bonkers?, Spring, 30-31 [Click Here]

“It was like this weird alien overtook my body and every appropriate response was answered with the antithesis of what you would assume… Postpartum depression takes certain truths and turns them into the worst version of the truth.”

– Brooke Shields