Postpartum depression hurts mom and the entire family. Some epidemiologic studies have revealed that postpartum depression can have the following negative consequences: increases the chance of alcohol and illicit drug use in teenaged mothers adversely affects temperament and cognitive development in the infant increase the negative interactions with their toddlers and preschoolers There are other […]
Postpartum Depression – Who Gets it?
Postpartum depression is defined as depression that develops within the first four weeks after childbirth and occurs in about 10% of women. Postpartum depression statistics have shown the following risk factors: a history of a mood disorder unwanted pregnancy unemployment of the mother lack of breast-feeding the mother as head of the household (source: Journal […]