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Postpartum Depression: Factors Women
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About one in 1000 women (0.1%) will suffer from postpartum psychosis, which consists of depression and mania which psychotic features such as hallucinations and paranoia. Postpartum psychosis is most likely to occur in women who have bipolar disorder or schizophrenia, or who have a family member who has suffered from one of these. It is generally treated with a combination of an antidepressant and an antipsychotic.4
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Some women with postpartum depression have difficulty performing routine tasks. They may feel emotionally numb, and they may worry that they'll harm their baby. In addition to sadness, women with PPD may suffer from headaches, chest pain, heart palpitations, hyperventilation, and unusual weight loss or weight gain.
After the National Organization for Women (NOW) insisted that Andrea Yates had postpartum depression, the Individualist Feminists of Ifeminist.com pointed out that postpartum depression is quite common and that most sufferers do not murder their children. In fact, Yates suffered from postnatal psychosis.
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Beyond the Blues is an informative Guide to Understanding and Treating Prenatal and Postpartum Depression. This manual gives practical information for pregnant and postpartum women, their partners and family members, and their healthcare practitioners.
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Recently counties have participated in completing a survey of local resources for women with postpartum depression. The survey information will be added to the Wisconsin Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Hotline database.
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Do you think you have postpartum depression? If you're like most women, you probably think you don't. But experts estimate that 1 in 10 women suffer from some level of PPD -- and that most of them don't know it.
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