Postpartum Depression Awareness
When a new mother is depressed the risk of depression in the baby s father may also increase.
Postpartum depression awareness. We have posters for moms and dads available in both english and spanish. Postpartum depression awareness by dr. My experience with postpartum depression made me hesitant to have a second child because i didn t know if i could go through it again. Since awareness of postpartum depression first arose in the late 1980s many studies have been conducted on the prevalence risk factors and successful treatment rates of it among the world s population.
Thanks to these studies we now have important data that sheds light on the pervasiveness and magnitude of this global mental health issue. Perinatal anxiety depression aotearoa pada. Postpartum depression can have a ripple effect causing emotional strain for everyone close to a new baby. Postpartum psychosis pp is a severe mental illness that occurs after childbirth.
I fell into postpartum psychosis a few weeks after delivering my first child in january 2017. Psi awareness posters the psi poster has been created to raise awareness of pregnancy and postpartum mental health and for distribution in community and healthcare settings. Please join us in distributing these posters as messages of help and hope. Psn is leading an awareness campaign on postpartum depression in nigeria educating mothers and offering them free postpartum depression screening.
Psn is also leading a research on the prevalence of ppd in nigeria. The lack of awareness about post weaning depression. Paul latimer featured in kelowna capital news a child s birth is a time often filled with great anticipation excitement and joy as a family welcomes the new little person and is filled with hope about all. Posted feb 5 2013 1 42 am by tascheleia marangoni.
Pp is a medical emergency and it is important to seek help immediately by calling 911 or going to the nearest emergency room.