Health Promotion Program: Postnatal Depression (PD)

P R E S E N T E D B Y:
Health Promotion Program:
Postnatal Depression (PD)

Goal of the Health Promotion
Raising awareness among the expecting
mothers about the causes and initial signs of
the postnatal depression
Implementation of the early interventions to
recover from postnatal depression

Section 1: Community Needs

Target Groups
The main target groups are:
The expecting mothers
Women who are in their first postnatal tenure
Women who have attained their puberty

Health Issue of the Focus
Postnatal Depression (PD)
According to the 2010 Australian National Infant Survey, one
out of five mothers of children aged between 24 months or
less suffer from PD
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The initially signs of PD is surfaced in the form of depression
during the perinatal stage
At least 111,000 mothers in Australia were diagnosed with
depression and of them 56,000 later developed PD during
2011 to 2012.
(Australian Institute of Health and Welfare [AIHW], 2012)

Key characteristics of the target group
Anxious and tearful during the first week of
giving birth: The condition is known as "baby
blues".
Baby blue does not last for more than 2
weeks after birth but if the symptom persists
longer then it is a possible signs of PD.
(Tham et al. 2016)