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Men are more prone to depression after childbirth

Men are more prone to depression after childbirth

According to a study conducted by the Medical Research Council in London, couples who conceive children have a higher risk of developing depression, especially in the first year of life. child. They also found that 1/3 of mothers and 1/5 of parents in the United Kingdom had at least one case of depression from birth to their 12 year birthday.

The study was done with approximately 87,000 families across the UK between 1993 and 2007. During this period, 19,000 mothers reported cases of depression, while 8,000 parents were depressed. The study showed that 13 out of 100 mothers are depressed in the first year of their child's life, not counting postpartum depression.

Even though women are most affected by the birth of the baby, men also change caused by the birth of a child. The risks of depression in men increase almost 50% in the first year of life of the baby.

According to the study authors, the increase in cases of depression is not surprising and happens due to several reasons such as drastic change in routine of the couple by the lack of experience in dealing with children, increased responsibility for a child, lack of sleep, and decreased intimacy with the partner.

For younger couples, who are 25 years or younger, the effects appear to be even larger due to the lack of experience of most couples in dealing with the baby. Younger mothers become very insecure when they can not take care of their child alone and become more prone to depression. In addition, both the father and the mother feel more lacking in social life than they had before having their child when they are still young, than when they are older.

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In women, symptoms are numerous and can start with unreasonable crying, irritability, intolerance to husband and family, insomnia, aggression, and passivity. A woman in postpartum depression rarely has a change in the ability to care for her baby. That is, she does not abandon her own luck. This difficulty only occurs in the most serious cases. In these circumstances, doctors may indicate the introduction of the medication until the situation is normalized. The disease is also categorized as sadness also defined as physiological depression, transient mood disorder, in which symptoms appear around the fifth day after giving birth and should disappear after two weeks.

The woman often thinks she is only tired and lacking in energy, and in addition, she may feel guilty about the sadness she is feeling. Therefore, if emotional instability is noted, it is best to talk to the gynecologist, who can more accurately evaluate and refer you to a specialist, who may be a psychologist or psychiatrist.

Women who have gone through post depression -parto in the first pregnancy are more likely to present it in the second pregnancy. Therefore, it is essential to talk openly with the obstetrician accompanying the pregnancy, reporting all personal history, seeking preventive treatment.

In men there is also an immediate reaction to the birth of the child. According to a study by Eastern Virginia Medical School, USA, the rate of depressed parents is twice that of adult males. The possible causes of paternal depression may be hormonal and psychological.

Symptoms of paternal depression include sadness, loss of interest, sleep problems and loss of appetite. Deeper cases can also involve family irritability and withdrawal. Both maternal and paternal depression can have negative effects on children.


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