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Why can you get postpartum depression after giving birth to a child? Postpartum depression

I believe that many mothers who have experienced childbearing pain will have more or less postpartum depression symptoms, maybe the first time to be a mother, there are many maladjustments, in addition to the psychological vulnerability, many new mothers will have a very anxious process after childbirth, so timely guidance is the most correct way!

Pregnancy is a huge physiological change and psychological stress process for pregnant women. They will produce a variety of psychological and physiological changes in a series of physiological processes such as pregnancy, childbirth, postnatal recovery and lactation. Once the degree and nature of some changes exceed the limits of normal variation, they will become pathological changes. Epidemiological studies show that 12 months postpartum is a high-risk period for women to develop mental illness in their lifetime.

So, what are the manifestations of postpartum depression in women? Let's take a look.

1. Lack of initiative, often showing slow response, difficulty in concentration, and obvious reduction in work efficiency and handling ability.

Second, many postpartum mothers will feel depressed, and then appear depression, apathy and other phenomena, mainly manifested as loneliness, shyness, sadness, tears, even anxiety, fear, irritability, etc., which aggravates every night.

3. Low self-evaluation, serious self-confidence, even self abandonment, self accusation, self guilt, and heavy suspicion, full of hostility and wariness to the people around, uncoordinated relationship with family and husband, which seriously affects the harmony of the family.

4. The patients with severe depression will lack confidence in life and feel that life is meaningless, showing anorexia, insomnia, easy fatigue and sexual desire decline. Those with serious illness are prone to suicide, and sometimes fall into a state of confusion and drowsiness.