1. About 10 percent of women who are pregnant and new to being mothers have depression.
2. Can occur few days after birth of child or even months
3. About 1 in every 679 mothers suffer from postpartum depression
4. A recent study found that having a mother who is depressed at age 2 predicted an increased risk of anxiety at age 11
5. During one study where women were asked to normally interact with their infants. Mothers who felt depressed on average only had 3.5 minutes of interaction.
6. Mothers with depression follow their children’s attention 10 times less than mothers who do not suffer from depression.
7. Maternal responsiveness to infant vocalization tended to be 30 % lower than mothers without depression.
8. In one study, depressed mothers
2. Can occur few days after birth of child or even months
3. About 1 in every 679 mothers suffer from postpartum depression
4. A recent study found that having a mother who is depressed at age 2 predicted an increased risk of anxiety at age 11
5. During one study where women were asked to normally interact with their infants. Mothers who felt depressed on average only had 3.5 minutes of interaction.
6. Mothers with depression follow their children’s attention 10 times less than mothers who do not suffer from depression.
7. Maternal responsiveness to infant vocalization tended to be 30 % lower than mothers without depression.
8. In one study, depressed mothers