About 22% of women in India suffer from postpartum depression. Most of the women feel sad after the delivery and it goes away within 3-5 days but if you feel sad and hopeless for more than 2 weeks then it is considered as post-partum depression

How can we identify the symptoms?

• Anxiety, guilt, anger, mood swings, feeling depressed
• feels unattached to the baby.
• Loss of sleep and concentration
• Fatigue or loss of appetite
• crying a lot, withdrawing from friends and families
• Not interested to do anything

Who is likely to get postpartum depression?

• Women having an early pregnancy who are younger than 20 years of age
• Women suffering from relationship problems
• History of depression in the family

Untreated postpartum depression can be dangerous for new moms and their children.

When a new mom should seek professional help :

• Symptoms persist for more than 2 weeks
• They can’t cope up  with their everyday situations
• They can’t lead normal daily functions
• They’re feeling extremely anxious, scared almost through –out  the day
• They have thoughts of harming their own baby or themselves 

 Prevention:

• If you already had a history of depression and planning to become pregnant, then consult your consultant and inform them about the problems that you are suffering from.
• Do not stay alone and take enough rest sleep when your baby is sleeping
• Practice exercise and yoga 
• Share your feelings and thoughts with your partner/spouse or with your family member