Post-partum depression has been one of the most popular dangers a new mother can face, and has been something everyone tends to keep an eye out for. A University of Kansas researcher wants to share awareness of several other perinatal (several weeks before, during, and after birth) mental health conditions that are important for the new mother and father alike. In today’s world, the pressure to be “super mom” and “super dad” is growing, according to Carrie Wendel-Hummell.
Some other things to keep a watch for during this perinatal period, are signs of bi-polar, anxiety, PTSD, and psychosis. For decades, post-partum depression has been said to be caused from a hormone imbalance in the mother, but there is evidence to challenge that now that is being brought out. Some of the issues the 17 fathers and 30 mothers in this research said were social problems, relationship stress, family- work balance issues and struggles with poverty. The parents ranged from low to middle class, and there were no diagnosis of a perinatal mental health condition, but all involved had experienced prolonged symptoms of at least one condition.
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In my experience, all it was, was a form I filled out that asked me how I was feeling and so on. I could have easily lied, if I was experiencing negative thoughts, and no one would know wiser. I think the screening process needs to be reevaluated, and performed before a mother goes home, at the 6 week mark, and every 2-3 months until the child is one. A good support system at home, made up of friends and relatives, would also help out a lot. New parents need help from the basics of food shopping and meal prepping, to tending to other obligations such as an older child’s school pick up or summer camp. Taking some of that load off the parents shoulders would help them a lot, and possible avoid some of the challenges, like
Some other things to keep a watch for during this perinatal period, are signs of bi-polar, anxiety, PTSD, and psychosis. For decades, post-partum depression has been said to be caused from a hormone imbalance in the mother, but there is evidence to challenge that now that is being brought out. Some of the issues the 17 fathers and 30 mothers in this research said were social problems, relationship stress, family- work balance issues and struggles with poverty. The parents ranged from low to middle class, and there were no diagnosis of a perinatal mental health condition, but all involved had experienced prolonged symptoms of at least one condition.
Lower income families faced more of the poverty …show more content…
In my experience, all it was, was a form I filled out that asked me how I was feeling and so on. I could have easily lied, if I was experiencing negative thoughts, and no one would know wiser. I think the screening process needs to be reevaluated, and performed before a mother goes home, at the 6 week mark, and every 2-3 months until the child is one. A good support system at home, made up of friends and relatives, would also help out a lot. New parents need help from the basics of food shopping and meal prepping, to tending to other obligations such as an older child’s school pick up or summer camp. Taking some of that load off the parents shoulders would help them a lot, and possible avoid some of the challenges, like