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postnatal depression
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postnatal depression

Mood change occurring in many mothers a few days after the birth of a baby, also known as ‘baby blues’. It is usually a short-lived condition but can sometimes persist; one in five women suffer a lasting depression after giving birth. The most severe form of post-natal depressive illness, puerperal psychosis, requires hospital treatment.

In mild cases, antidepressant drugs and hormone treatment may help, although no link has been established between hormonal levels and postnatal depression.
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Each of the statistically significant factors is represented in the original measure, that is, marital status, self-esteem, prenatal depression, prenatal anxiety, unplanned/unwanted pregnancy, history of previous depression, social support, marital satisfaction, life stress, child care stress, infant temperament, and maternity blues.
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