Postpartum depression usually takes the form of four years after the birth

Postpartum depression usually takes the form of four years after the birth

A common perception is flawed, that gets postpartum depression in women immediately after childbirth. However, it is not. 1507 surveyed women diagnosed with milder or more severe depression, the most common disease diagnosed in the fourth year after the birth, writes "The Telegraph". 
Of 10 women who suffered from depression, four have so far had experienced depressive episodes. 


Twice as likely to postpartum depression in new mothers experiencing the first birth. Every tenth woman postpartum depression symptoms appeared about a year after birth, and 8% of women showed clinical signs of disease for 3 months after birth. Every third woman in this four-year period, at least for some time was frustrating and depressing.

If during pregnancy and during the first year of life a woman has felt frustrating for a long time , but then the situation has changed over , the risk of dep
ression in the danger of the four -year period increases significantly .

As with other risk factors for postpartum women age - young mothers between 18 and 24 years of age the opportunity to sicken with depression is higher. The stress of a violent partner's attitude and low income have higher risk factors.

During the period while the child is small, postpartum psychosis and risk of depression in women is much higher . Hospital with postpartum psychosis women from being 23 times more common than in any other period of life .


Postpartum depression is often confused with postpartum sadness , which is lighter and transient state . Postpartum sadness , crying and sad mood begins three to six days after birth and continues for up to six weeks. Experts believe that these feelings caused by hormonal changes (in particular, low estrogen levels and thyroid abnormalities ) , fatigue and intermittent sleep .