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Postpartum psychiatric readmissions: A nationwide study in women with and without epilepsy.

Devora IsseroffJung-Yi LinNathalie JetteParul AgarwalMadhu MazumdarMandip DhamoonElizabeth A HowellNathalie Jetté
Published in: Epilepsia (2021)
This large-scale study demonstrated that postpartum women with epilepsy have higher odds of readmission due to a psychiatric illness compared to women without epilepsy. Postpartum treatment strategies and interventions to prevent psychiatric readmissions are necessary in this vulnerable population.
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