Postnatal Depression

The transition to motherhood: Psychological factors associated with pregnancy, labour and birth
How a woman and her significant others adapt to changes from pregnancy and birth can influence the woman’s adjustment and her chance of developing mental health difficulties...
The Sydney Morning Herald - A mother and baby unit probably saved my life
"I'm a psychologist, author and mother of two. I have had two postnatal psychotic episodes - the first when my eldest child was six weeks old and another episode after my second child was born two years later. If it was not for the help I received, I might have died by my own hand because of what I was seeing in my hallucinations and delusions..."
Better Health Channel - Postnatal Depression (PND)
A new mother can develop postnatal depression (PND) within a few days or weeks of giving birth. Around one in seven to ten mothers develop PND. PND can range from a mild feeling of sadness to a paralysing depression...
Fathers affected by post-natal depression
Research has found that one in ten fathers experience paternal depression between the first trimester and 1 year postpartum.

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Better Health Channel. (2022, June 16). Postnatal depression (PND). https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/postnatal-depression-pnd#bhc-content
Pham, H. (2015). A mother and baby unit probably saved my life. The Sydney Morning Herald. A mother and baby unit probably saved my life
Symes, E. (2017). The transition to motherhood: Psychological factors associated with pregnancy, labour and birth. Australian Psychological Society, 39(1). https://psychology.org.au/inpsych/2017/february/symes

PDHPE - Year 11 - Exploring Early Childhood: Postnatal Depression

Postnatal Depression

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