Many researchers believe that nursing moms
experience less postpartum depression and are less exhausted in the early months due to the hormone rush from breastfeeding.
According to a study from UCLA, breastfeeding moms have been shown to
experience less postpartum depression and report stronger feelings of emotional bonding.
Not exact matches
Northeast Doulas has found that women who connect with other women during pregnancy become more confident and are
less likely to
experience the baby blues or
postpartum depression.
There's prolonged, more intense pain
postpartum, a longer hospital stay, readmission to the hospital, an upsetting or emotionally traumatic birth
experience,
less early contact and connection with the baby,
depression and mental health problems, low self - esteem, relationship issues, difficulty functioning and doing usual daily activities
postpartum, chronic pelvic pain from scar tissue, problems with and discontinuing breastfeeding - along with the associated risks to mom and baby of not breastfeeding.
Studies show that women who have c - sections are
less satisfied with their childbirth
experience than those who deliver vaginally and are more likely to have
postpartum depression, difficulty with bonding, and breastfeeding problems.
How lucky am I to have all of our breastfeeding issues solved and corrected, how lucky am I to be able to fix boo - boos with some «milkies,» and how lucky am I to be able to
experience this bond with my baby, which might even have made me
less susceptible to
postpartum depression?
Breastfeeding mothers are reportedly
less likely to
experience postpartum depression because of the feel - good hormone oxytocin.
«Although we found an association between women who
experience less pain during labor and lower risk for
postpartum depression, we do not know if effective pain control with epidural analgesia will assure avoidance of the condition,» said Dr. Lim.
While Rosa did not talk specifically in the Save the Children video about
postpartum depression, research shows that stressful life events, including premature birth, are risk factors for maternal
depression.24 Evaluation studies confirm that women who participated in home visiting programs were
less likely to demonstrate symptoms of
depression and reported improved mental outlook when compared with control groups of women who did not participate in home visiting.25 For example, parents participating in the Child First model — one of the 20 evidence - based models eligible to receive funds from the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program —
experienced lower levels of stress and
depression at the end of the program compared with parents who did not participate.26