How’s Mom’s Depression?

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Have you asked How’s Mom?

Learning and talking about depression during pregnancy and after birth can improve support for families!

What is Perinatal Depression?

• The perinatal period is the time during pregnancy and up to a year after birth.
• Perinatal depression is one of the most common medical complications during pregnancy and the postpartum period.
• It looks and feels like dark, low, and challenging times.

What are Baby Blues?

• Baby blues, or postpartum blues, are feelings of sadness that many new parents experience.
• These feelings are usually temporary and can happen to many people in the weeks following delivery.
• When the baby blues occur, people may feel sad and cry more often than usual, feel irritable or on edge, experience anxiety, have trouble sleeping, and have noticeable changes in appetite such as eating less or more than usual.
• Baby blues affect more than half of people within the first few weeks of delivery.

What is Postpartum Depression?

• Postpartum depression, or PPD, is a type of depression that occurs after someone has a baby.
• After birth, people go through a lot of changes, such as hormonal, physical, emotional, financial, and social.
• These changes can lead to PPD.
• PPD affects about 1 in 7 parents.
• People with PPD may feel emotional, exhausted, guilty, anxious, and more.

What is Postpartum Psychosis?

• Postpartum psychosis (PPP) happens with symptoms such as hallucinations, paranoia, delusions, and more.
• People with PPP might have thoughts that could lead them to harm themselves or their baby.
• It is crucial to get medical attention right away.

Sources of Support:

• Home visiting services
• Healthcare services
• Therapy or counseling
• Family, friends, neighbors
• Support groups
• Doula services
• Faith-based community
• And more!

If depression is affecting you or a loved one, call a doctor and seek help.

If it feels like it is not enough support, look at the possibility of changing providers or other types of support.

You are not alone!

National Suicide Prevention Hotline: Call 988

HSRA National Maternal Mental Health Hotline: 1-800-TLC-MAMA

For more information: For Parents – Broward Healthy Start Coalition (browardhsc.org)