New Post Partum Depression Treatment Developed at UNC with TraCS

Samantha Meltzer-Brody, MD, MPH, director of the Perinatal Psychiatry Program at the School of Medicine and the Ray M. Hayworth Distinguished Professor in Mood and Anxiety Disorders, led the three clinical trials leading up to the FDA approval of the first treatment of postpartum depression. UNC Health Care was a study site for these trials, supported by our TraCS Clinical and Translational Research Center (CTRC) nursing staff. In the most recent Phase 3 trial, study participants were admitted to the Perinatal Psychiatry Inpatient Unit (PPIU) while CTRC nursing staff traveled to the PPIU to conduct study dosing visits. Additionally, study screening and follow-up visits were conducted in the CTRC outpatient unit.