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Post-partum depression is severe depression in a woman after she has given birth. It may occur soon after delivery or up to a year later. Most of the time, it occurs sometime in the first 4 weeks after delivery.
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Postpartum depression is a mood disorder that begins after childbirth and usually lasts beyond six weeks. The onset of postpartum depression tends to be gradual and may persist for many months, or develop into a second bout following a subsequent pregnancy .
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You’ve just had a baby. You know you should be excited and happy. But instead you find yourself crying for no reason. You feel sad, tired, and hopeless most of the time. You may even feel ashamed or guilty.
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Postpartum depression (PPD) is a major depressive episode that occurs after childbirth . There are conflicting data regarding the time of onset.
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Postpartum depression is a depression that can range from mild to suicidal and can occur anytime after delivery up to one year later. Postpartum depression is an affective disorder (any mental disorder characterized by a consistent change in mood that affects thoughts and behaviors) that can occur after pregnancies of all duration, from spontaneous (not induced) abortions, also called miscarriages, to full-term deliveries.
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Postpartum depression is a mood disorder that begins after childbirth and usually lasts at least six weeks. Postpartum depression, or PPD, affects approximately 15% of all childbearing women.
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