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Literature Review On Postpartum Depression

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For this literature review the following are some of the resources that were used to obtain the sough out information: The American Journal for Clinical Medicine and Depression Research and Treatment journal. This research handled the topic of postpartum depression or depression in women after giving birth. The key words used were the following: postpartum, depression, breastfeeding, effects of postpartum depression. 10 journal articles were found as a result of that method. The following is a summary of what was within some of those articles. Depression is a psychological disorder characterized by feelings of persistent sadness, hopelessness, and suicidal tendencies.1,2 There are several types of depression ranging from seasonal depression to postpartum depression (PPD), after birth depression.2 The term “postpartum depression” contains a number of different mood disorders that vary in their nature.3 These differences are essential when it comes to the displayed symptoms and applied treatment.3 PPD affects 10% to 15% of recent mothers. In some parts these percentages could rise up to 35%.3 However, most of the cases remain undiagnosed due to a number of factors …show more content…

It was thought previously that a mother who suffers from PPD is less likely choose breastfeeding as a method of nurturing the newly born child.4 However, in recent years the relationship between breastfeeding and PPD is believed to be bidirectional.4 In other words, not only do PPD mothers have reduced inclination towards breastfeeding, but also those who do not breastfeed have a higher chance of developing PPD.4 Moreover, breastfeeding could play a part when it comes to protecting the mother from PPD.4 Yet, the relationship still remains unclear due the conflicting results from multiple studies.4 In some studies, it was suggested that these new mothers who breastfed their children have an increased probability of showing PPD

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However, maternal depression can take a large toll on the infant and the relationship they have, but the mother is usually not the only care taker of the baby. Evidence shows that prenatal and postnatal depression can have adverse effects. There is limited information in regards to the father’s mental health and its effects on the infant. Although, it is said that if the environment is more of a stressful one, the likely hood of behavioral problems is higher in children whether they may play a lot of video games or not (Linebarger, D.L.

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Many people and characters experience traumatic changes or events. The book Maus written by Art Spiegelman includes the story of Anja Spiegelman. She was a mother of two with a history of depression that slowly worsened over time. The disheartening life of the young mother, somber and fearful, would slowly start to deteriorate after the birth of her first son, Richieu. Anja would go on to have postpartum depression, a depression that began after her first born son passed during the time of the Holocaust and lasted due to her survivor’s guilt.

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Postpartum psychosis is a specifier for a current major depressive episode like in Andrea’s case. Postpartum psychosis is mental illness that has an onset shortly after childbirth. The symptoms of postpartum depression tend to develop very quickly, typically in the first few weeks after delivery, normally between 1 and four weeks. Postpartum depression is the most severe of the postpartum disorders and is also the rarest, only about 1 or 2 cases of every 1,000 births. Sometimes, at first, the mother might just feel excited and unable to sleep before the more serious side effects take hold. .

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