POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION

Postpartum Depression



Postpartum Depression

Introduction

Postpartum depression, also known as postnatal depression, is a form of depression that occurs in the days, weeks or months after childbirth. It can have profound effects on parents, infants and wider family. The prevalence of postpartum depression has been estimated in recently delivered women at between 10 and 15 percent internationally, though far fewer women than this receive treatment. Identifying postpartum depression is a key concern for maternal healthcare professionals. Postpartum depression has been broken down into three types of depression which are identified as baby blues the conventional postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis (Abiodun, 2006). In the context of the paper we intend to shed light on Postpartum Depression through different perspectives in order o develop a better understanding of the subject which can be deciphered into an effective and efficient interpretation of the subject.

Discussion

Symptoms of Postnatal Depression

Any woman can experience postpartum depression without apparent cause. Symptoms such as anxiety, sadness, tiredness and irritability, can break the mother-child bond, and negatively affect the growth of the newborn baby. The most common symptoms associated with postpartum depression include sadness, irritability, fatigue, insomnia, loss of appetite and anxiety.

The symptoms identified with postpartum depression are as follows:

Sadness: It is the most common symptom. The patient will feel low mood, unhappy and miserable, crying, especially at certain times

Irritability: The patient shows you irritable and agitated with your partner, family, and even their children and the newborn. Feels a certain disorganization in thought and some disability in their work (Aikawa, Ngyen, Sasaki & Binns, 2006)

Fatigue: The patient will feel exhausted, overwhelmed and tired to make his first tasks as a mother. It feels incapable and useless.

Insomnia: The patient may experience difficulty sleeping. Loss of appetite: The patient usually does not have the time or desire to eat, so you can take to feel cranky and tired. Other mothers have it exactly backwards. Overeat to relieve psychological distress.

Anxiety: The patient is afraid of being alone with your baby, unable to take care of the baby is sick, and feels guilty for not being sufficiently "in love" with your baby as it should be. She wants him but cannot because you are not lively enough and strong.

Disinterest in sex: What was once a pleasure now becomes boring for the patient, the patient usually rejects any sexual contact, which can create tension between partners.

Burdens: The patient has ...