Postpartum Depression Awareness
The lack of awareness about post weaning depression.
Postpartum depression awareness. When a new mother is depressed the risk of depression in the baby s father may also increase. I fell into postpartum psychosis a few weeks after delivering my first child in january 2017. We have posters for moms and dads available in both english and spanish. And new dads are already at increased risk of depression whether or not their partner is affected.
Postpartum depression can have a ripple effect causing emotional strain for everyone close to a new baby. Since awareness of postpartum depression first arose in the late 1980s many studies have been conducted on the prevalence risk factors and successful treatment rates of it among the world s population. Other symptoms of postpartum depression are agitation irritability appetite changes feelings of worthlessness guilt withdrawal and or isolation lacking pleasure in activities that were previously pleasurable concentration issues energy loss sleeping issues anxiety negative feelings toward the baby inability to care for the baby or oneself and being afraid to be alone with the baby according to medlineplus. Paul latimer featured in kelowna capital news a child s birth is a time often filled with great anticipation excitement and joy as a family welcomes the new little person and is filled with hope about all.
Please join us in distributing these posters as messages of help and hope. Psn is also leading a research on the prevalence of ppd in nigeria. Pp is a medical emergency and it is important to seek help immediately by calling 911 or going to the nearest emergency room. Postpartum psychosis pp is a severe mental illness that occurs after childbirth.
Thanks to these studies we now have important data that sheds light on the pervasiveness and magnitude of this global mental health issue. My experience with postpartum depression made me hesitant to have a second child because i didn t know if i could go through it again. Perinatal anxiety depression aotearoa pada. Psn is leading an awareness campaign on postpartum depression in nigeria educating mothers and offering them free postpartum depression screening.
Postpartum depression awareness by dr.