Postpartum depression

Postpartum depression (PPD), dem sanso know as perinatal depression, be a mood disorder wich fi be experienced by pregnant anaa postpartum women. Symptoms dey include extreme sadness, low energy, anxiety, crying episodes, irritability, den extreme changes insyd sleeping anaa eating patterns. PPD sanso negatively fi affect de newborn kiddie.

Although de exact cause of PPD be unclear, dem dey believe to be secof a combination of physical, emotional, genetic, den social factors such as hormone imbalances den sleep deprivation. Risk factors dey include prior episodes of postpartum depression, bipolar disorder, a family history of depression, psychological stress, complications of childbirth, lack of support, anaa a drug use disorder. Diagnosis dey base on a person ein symptoms. While chaw women dey experience a brief period of worry anaa unhappiness after delivery, postpartum depression for be suspected wen symptoms be severe den dey last over two weeks.

Among those at risk, dey provide psychosocial support fi be protective in preventing PPD. Dis fi include community support such as chow, household chores, mother care, den companionship. Treatment give PPD fi include counseling anaa medications. Types of counseling wey be effective dey include interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), den psychodynamic therapy. Tentative evidence dey support de use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs).

Depression dey occur insyd roughly 10 to 20% of postpartum women. Postpartum depression commonly dey affect mommies wey dem experience stillbirth, mommies wey dey live insyd urban areas, den adolescent mommies. Moreover, dis mood disorder be estimated to affect 1% to 26% of new poppies. A different kind of postpartum mood disorder be postpartum psychosis, wich be more severe den dey occur insyd about 1 to 2 per 1,000 women dey follow childbirth. Postpartum psychosis be one of de leading causes of de murder of kiddies less dan one year of age, wich dey occur insyd about 8 per 100,000 births insyd de United States.

 References 

 External links 

 Postnatal Depression, information from the mental health charity The Royal College of Psychiatrists
 NHS Choices Health A-Z: Postnatal depression
 Postpartum Depression and the Baby Blues - HelpGuide.org
 Do I have postnatal depression? - Better Beginnings

Category:Depression (mood)
Category:Pathology of pregnancy, childbirth den de puerperium
Category:Mental disorders dem associate plus pregnancy, childbirth anaa de puerperium
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