The Effects Of Postpartum Depression

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1 Postpartum Depression is not actually a distinct mood syndrome from major depression or bipolar disorder. According to all about depression "With Postpartum Onset" defines a rare depressive incident that initiates within few weeks of delivery of a child and may affect up to 10% of new moms. It is quite different than the "baby blues" that women can experience typically 3-7 days after giving a birth. Many women with postnatal depression might experience great anxiety, panic attacks, crying spur-of-the-moment, trouble sleeping, and a deficiency of interest in their new child. By regard to psychotic features, if a woman experiences illusions they might be about the child family member must be notify a physician. For instance, some woman who

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