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Conditions & Diseases: Psychological & Mental HealthDepression
Postpartum Depression Introduction & Overview Postpartum Depression (PPD) is a severe form of depression that affects women after they give birth. Usually, it occurs a few hours later or in the first 4 weeks after birth, but there are cases when it begins one year later.
Postpartum depression symptoms include: sluggishness, fatigue, exhaustion, hopelessness, appetite and sleep disturbances, agitation and irritability, difficulty concentrating and thinking, uncontrollable crying, mood swings (highs and lows), feelings of worthlessness or guilt, lack of interest in the baby, negative feelings toward the baby or intrusive thoughts of harming the baby, excessive preoccupation with the childs health, loss of interest in things that were pleasurable in the past, loss of energy, social withdrawal, and even thoughts of death or suicide. The exact causes that trigger postpartum depression
are not known, but clinical experience and medical
research suggests there are three major factors involved: A women faces the risk to experience postpartum depression if:
Article by Alina Morrow, |
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