Postnatal Depression

• Postnatal Depression is a type of depression some women experience after having a baby.

• It normal develops in the first four to six weeks after childbirth, in some cases it doesn't develop for several months.

• There are many symptoms of PND, for example low moods,feeeling that you can't cope with sleeping but some women aren't aware that they have this condition.

 

Symptoms of postnatal depression:

• ​low moods for a long period of time.

• tearfulness

• panic attacks or feeling your life is trapped

• lack of motivation 

• feeling lonely

• feeling guilty or rejected

• lack of sleep and feeling tired constanly 

• lack of appetite

 

Causes of postnatal depression

• ​depression during pregnancy

• worry and anxiety about the repsonsability of having a baby

• a difficult delievery

• lack of support at home

• relationship worries

• money problems

• having no family or friends around you