Women most at risk of suffer Postpartum depression are those who have a history of depression or are suffering depression at the time of birth. Women are at far greater risk this way because they have tendencies to slip into being depressed. If a women suffers from anxiety disorders she is also at a higher risk because of the inability to deal with high stress situations. Also women that have suffered Postpartum depression are more likely to get it again then women who have not suffered it before. Such things as a history of moderate to severe premenstrual syndrome, a family history of depression, anxiety disorder, or alcohol abuse is also putting the woman at a potential risk.
New fathers are at risk to also get postpartum depression.
They are not as likely as the new mother to get it, but there is a risk. It occurs more often in fathers if the baby s mother is not with him. It also can happen if their partner is depressed or to those who are unemployed, poorly educated, socially isolated, or under severe stress with or in a physically aggressive relationship with the new mother. Some symptoms after a new mother has her baby to watch for. There are many possible symptoms, but here are just a few.