While it is clear that estrogen is significantly depleted at childbirth, not all women experience
postnatal mood symptoms, thus the exact role of estrogen in PPD is not fully understood.»
Not exact matches
However, not being able to sleep while your baby is sleeping peacefully can be a red flag that you may have a treatable medical illness such as
postnatal depression, especially if your wakefulness is accompanied by other
symptoms such as anxiety, teariness,
mood swings and feelings of hopelessness.
This increase in risk in the very preterm group is consistent with the sparse literature describing the association between gestational age and parent's mental health, where others have also suggested that degree of prematurity is an important factor for maternal depressive
symptoms.41 Suggested antecedents of PD include a trigger event resulting in a stress (fight or flight) response,
symptoms (eg, fatigue), perceived loss of control and ineffective coping.10 This may fit the pattern of parents who experience a very preterm baby leading to an increased risk of PD, and this PD may result in
symptoms that would more commonly be recognised as
symptoms of
postnatal depression or
mood disorder (such as anxiety, depression, withdrawal from others and hopelessness).
A preparation for parenthood program that focuses on the psychological rather than practical and physical aspects of pregnancy and early parenthood has the potential to improve both
postnatal mood and parenting stress for all women, irrespective of whether they experience depressive
symptoms during pregnancy.