Postpartum Depression: Causes, Risk Factors, and Ways to Minimize It

POSTPARTUM
DEPRESSION

Table of Contents
AIM..................................................................................................................................................3
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
SECTION 1: CONCEPT OF POSPARTUM DEPRESSION ON WOMEN AFTER GIVING
BIRTH....................................................................................................................................3
SECTION 2: CAUSES AND RISK FACTOR OF POSPARTUM DEPRESSION ON
WOMEN AFTER GIVING BIRTH.......................................................................................4
SECTION 3: WAYS TO MINIMISE THE POSPARTUM DEPRESSION ON WOMEN
AFTER GIVING BIRTH.......................................................................................................6
SECTION 4: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY.....................................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

AIM
“To evaluate the causes and risk factors of postpartum depression on women" as it affects
women who have newly given birth”.
INTRODUCTION
Postpartum depression is defined as the complex mix of physical, emotional and behavioural
changes which is happen in some of the women after giving birth to child. As per this, with the
reference of DSM-5, a manual change is also observed which is associated with major
depression which is started within the 4 week of pregnancy or delivery of child (Alhasanat-
Khalil and et. al., 2018). Moreover, the diagnosis of the postpartum depression is usually
observed in the various aspect that is associated with the length of time that is between delivery
and onset but is majorly based on the form of depression. However, the postpartum depression is
always associated with the chemical, social and psychological variation which is happen when
the situation of having child is arises (Everything You Need to Know About Postpartum
Depression, 2021). This term is elaborated by taking the contrast which show the range of
physical and emotional change which may experience new mother. In this, the report is discussed
and cover about the core concept of postpartum depression with a developed understanding of
causes and risk factor which is mainly formulated during postpartum depression. In this, some of
ways and intervention is also elaborated in order to reduce the complication (Choi and et. al.,
2017).
MAIN BODY
SECTION 1: CONCEPT OF POSPARTUM DEPRESSION ON WOMEN AFTER GIVING
BIRTH
The major concept which is arise during the study of postpartum depression which is based
on birth of baby which can trigger a bunch of feeling and powerful emotion from excitement and
joy to transform in to fear and anxiety. As per this, it also can show the results of something
which is usually affected and expected as a form of depression. In recent time, when any new
mother experience the postpartum depression after a child birth which include some of common
mood swing and other associated factor such as crying spells, anxiety and difficulty in sleeping.
In this, the baby blue is typically beginning with first to three days after the delivery which may
extended up to last two weeks. Moreover, there are various chemical, social and psychological