Postpartum Depression Screening
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| Postpartum Depression Screening : What is a postpartum depression screening? A postpartum depression screening is a standard set of questions you answer to help your health care provider find out whether you have depression related to having a baby. Postpartum means "after birth." Postpartum depression is a common but serious mood disorder. Though there is no clear cause for this condition, there are several factors that may increase your risk of getting it. These include: - Sudden changes in hormone levels that happen after pregnancy. - Lack of sleep. - Stress from new routines. It differs from what are commonly called the "baby blues." With the baby blues, you may feel sad, weepy, or anxious starting about three days after childbirth. These feelings tend to come and go and usually get better on their own within a week or two. Postpartum depression, however, may: - Last for months. - Cause more intense symptoms than the baby blues. - Affect how you think and behave. - Lead to feelings of extreme hopelessness and/or a lack of interest in the baby. - Not get better without treatment. Symptoms of postpartum depression usually start between one to three weeks after birth. However, they may begin at any time during the first year of parenthood. Because of this, your and/or your baby's provider may repeatedly screen you for postpartum depression throughout the first year of your baby's life. Doing so can help them detect signs of postpartum depression early, and so better treat it with medicine and/or talk therapy. Other names: postpartum depression assessment, EPDS test | |
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