Symptom:

  • Occur during the first weeks after birth of the baby, do not go away or start one or more months after pregnancy, women may suffer postpartum or puerperal depression.
  • The INPer offers treatment including medication, psychotherapy or a combination of both.
  • Without treatment, postpartum depression can last for months or years and the potential long-term complications are the same as in major depression.
  • Empathy and understanding, as well as support for women to understand their situation, without guilt, are indispensable.
  • There is antidepressant medicine for nursing mothers without any impact to the baby.

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