Most new moms will already experience some level of depression and adding additional stress can amplify a mild case of the «baby blues» into
full blown postpartum depression.
Studies show that daily exercise and time spent outdoors in sunlight also helps prevent or cure a case of the blues, which for some moms can proceed into
full blown postpartum depression.
Not exact matches
That difference in support, Kendall - Tackett says, is why in industrialized countries about 50 - 80 % of new mothers experience the «baby blues,» and another 15 - 25 % have
full -
blown postpartum depression.
Postpartum depression can take many many forms, with more mild symptoms such as lethargy and fatigue to full - blown postpartum psychosis, in which a mother may have hallucinations and stop
Postpartum depression can take many many forms, with more mild symptoms such as lethargy and fatigue to
full -
blown postpartum psychosis, in which a mother may have hallucinations and stop
postpartum psychosis, in which a mother may have hallucinations and stop sleeping.
Sometimes, mild melancholy can develop into
full -
blown postpartum depression — and in these circumstances, medical attention is crucial.
Most professionals categorize these
postpartum emotional events into five general categories, ranging from the very common «baby blues» to
full -
blown psychosis.
Some even develop
full -
blown postpartum depression in the weeks that follow.
These symptoms of «baby blues» are not an illness; however, in some cases they can represent early signs of an imminent episode of depression: in 13 percent of mothers, the emotional turmoil experienced after childbirth leads to the development of a
full -
blown postpartum depression.
These symptoms of «baby blues» are not an illness; however, in some cases they can represent early signs of an imminent episode of depression: in 13 percent of mothers, the emotional turmoil experienced after childbirth leads to the development of a
full -
blown postpartum depression.
Some even develop
full -
blown postpartum depression in the weeks that follow.