postnatal depression

What Happens When A Baby Is Separated From Its Mother?

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What Happens When A Baby Is Separated From Its Mother? Separation of a mother from her infant for as short a time as three weeks in the immediate postpartum period can lead to lowered feelings of maternal competency and decreased amounts of attachment behaviour, sometimes continuing for as long as one month after the pair

How Common Are Perinatal Mental Health Issues?

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How Common Are Perinatal Mental Health Issues? Perinatal depression and anxiety are common, with prevalence rates for major and minor depression up to almost 20% during pregnancy and the first 3 months postpartum. Postpartum blues are a common but lesser manifestation of postpartum affective disturbance. Who is at risk of perinatal mental health? Antenatal psychosocial