Certain factors can increase the risk of postpartum depression

Certain physiological conditions can increase the risk of a new mother developing postpartum depression. Exhaustion or sleep deprivation can play a major role in the development of the condition. Following birth, a mother's estrogen and serum lipid cholesterol level will drop quickly which can affect her emotional well being due to the imbalance. Existing depression will almost definitely lead to postpartum depression. Other factors that can affect emotional well-being are lack of social support, unemployment, financial problems, birth complications, medical problems with the newborn, failed breast feeding attempts or an unwanted pregnancy. Techniques that can be used to cope with or prevent postpartum depression are: making time to yourself, leave the house daily, rest whenever possible, sleep when the infant sleeps, accept help offered, eat abundant fruit and vegetables and keep caffeine and sugar to a minimum.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by Express Newsline

Related Disease Topics:

• Postpartum depression (type of Depression)
• Depression
• Postnatal depression (type of Depressive disorders)
• Exhaustion
• Fatigue
• Sleep deprivation
• Pregnancy
• Birth
• Emotional problems
• Birth complication
• Breast feeding

Article Source Details

About: Certain factors can increase the risk of postpartum depression

Date: 15 January 2005

Source: Express Newsline

URL: http://www.expressnewsline.com/articles/fullstory0305-insight-risk+for+Postpartum+Depression-status-11-newsID-2251.html

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This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Diet
• Risk and postpartum depression
• Risk and depression
• Risk and postnatal depression
• Risk and exhaustion
• Risk and fatigue
• Risk and sleep deprivation
• Risk and pregnancy
• Risk and birth
• Risk and emotional problems
• Risk and birth complication
• Risk and breast feeding
• Diagnosis
• Diagnosis and postpartum depression
• Diagnosis and depression
• Diagnosis and postnatal depression
• Cause of postpartum depression
• Cause of depression
• Cause of postnatal depression

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