Sentences with phrase «postpartum mood disturbances»

The group provides information on postpartum mood disturbances which includes depression and anxiety, and on infant development.

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After childbirth, approximately 40 — 80 % of new mothers experience mild and transient mood disturbance, while 13 — 19 % develop postpartum depression when symptoms last over 2 weeks.

Taken from: Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Women's Mental Health Reproductive Psychiatry Resource & Information Center During the postpartum period, about 85 % of women experience some type of mood disturbance.

Postpartum depression begins in or extends into the postpartum period and core features include dysphoric mood, fatigue, anorexia, sleep disturbances, anxiety, excessive guilt and suicidal thoPostpartum depression begins in or extends into the postpartum period and core features include dysphoric mood, fatigue, anorexia, sleep disturbances, anxiety, excessive guilt and suicidal thopostpartum period and core features include dysphoric mood, fatigue, anorexia, sleep disturbances, anxiety, excessive guilt and suicidal thoughts [5].

It has been reported that maternal PPD is a predictor of paternal one since the first is higher during the three months postpartum.8 Based on the existing knowledge of maternal PPD, literature suggests that also paternal PPD could be related with hormonal changes regarding alteration of testosterone, estrogen, vasopressin, prolactin and cortisol levels.10 In addition to mood disturbances, high parenting distress levels could also be considered a important factor compromising the parenting competence and the daily child care.17 Parenting stress is a construct related to the parent role and influenced by expectations and perceptions of child characteristics, parent characteristics and parental - infant interaction quality.

Postpartum blues is a relatively common emotional disturbance with crying, confusion, mood lability, anxiety and depressed mood.