Postpartum psychiatric readmissions: A nationwide study in women with and without epilepsy.
Devora IsseroffJung-Yi LinNathalie JetteParul AgarwalMadhu MazumdarMandip DhamoonElizabeth A HowellNathalie JettéPublished 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.