Depression After Childbirth: How to Recognize and Treat Postnatal IllnessThis book focuses on postnatal depression experienced by one in ten British women, causing psychological and physical symptoms starting during the first year after childbirth. Chapters 2 until 7 distinguish four gradations of postnatal griefs: maternity blues, postnatal exhaustion, postnatal depression and puerperal psychosis. The following chapter describes women's loss of libido, which may appear after childbirth. The book also considers subjects such as the risk factors of postnatal depression, premenstrual syndrome, hormones and medical treatment. |
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