After the birth:



Postpartum depression

After the birth it comes to negative atmosphere changes with many women. The concepts "postpartum" (after the delivery) or "postnatal depression" is often found besides the expression "postpartum depression". The frames of mind will, into which a mother can advisably after the birth, divided up into three categories coarsely:
  • postpartum atmosphere depression (wailing days, baby Blues),
  • postpartum depression,
  • postpartum psychosis.
The three manifestations can't be seen separate by each other but change into each other fluently often.

Postpartum atmosphere depression (wailing day, baby Blues)

The wailing days are a shortlived atmosphere depression after the birth within the first 10 days. It usually between the 3rd and 5th days arises after the birth. 50 to 80 per cent of the mothers are concerned. Are regarded as typical characteristics of this atmosphere depression, for example: Sadness and cry frequent, sentimentality and atmosphere fluctuations, tiredness and exhaustion, concentration difficulties.

Postpartum depression

The postpartum depression can appear in the first year after a birth any time. It is concerning approx. 20 per cent of all mothers. The symptoms increase creepingly and are often ascribed to the normal load. However, it is a serious psychic illness. The characteristics of the postpartum depression are: Tiredness, sadness, feelings of guilt, general lack of interest, sexual listlessness, anxieties, panic attacks, suicide thoughts, ambivalent feelings the baby opposite, extreme sensitiveness, concentration, appetite, and sleeplessnesses.

Postpartum psychosis

The postpartum psychosis arises mainly within the first two weeks after the delivery. However, it can develop also from a postpartum depression. It is regarded as the most difficult form of the psychic crisis and happens with one to three of 1000 women. It must absolutely be treated medically. The features of the psychosis are as well as hallucinations and a strong drive increase, motor hyperkinesia, megalomania (manic shape) and/or states of panic, impulse, motion, and indifference (depressive shape) delusions (schizophrenic shape).

Causes

The reasons for the individual spiritual disturbances after the delivery are multi-causal, this means they have every reason. Number and intensity of individual load factors are different individually and must be taken into account specifically in the medical treatment. Physical (hormonal), psychic, social and social factors are regarded as possible causes.

Medical treatment

The spiritual illnesses after the birth are usually completely curable. It is important to look for a professional help. The woman can consult her attending gynecologist, her family doctor, a psychotherapist or psychiatrist. The time up to the recovery is connected to a lot of spiritual sorrow for the mothers. It has the feeling that this :::(way)less condition never ends. Exactly this feels is a characteristic characteristic of the depression. Suicide thoughts often arise from it.

The determination of an exact hormone state should be part of the standard therapy. Women concerned be able to endocrine boxes find one to this which measures and will give to therapy perhaps with a special progesterone preparation the exact hormone fluctuations.

A medical treatment with antidepressants and an accompanying psychotherapy are longer therapy way.

The stationary admission of the mother to a clinic is inevitable in difficult cases. What negatively influences the convalescence of the women concerned often means the separation from mother and child. There already are psychiatric medical treatment facilities in Germany in which the baby may go along, though, too.

Support by reference person

The partner, the family and friends can decisively contribute to the medical treatment success. Not together breaking passwords and reproaches help the mother now but attentive listen and comfort. And baby night-watches should be natural practical decompressions like with the baby go for a walk, wash laundry, purchases, take care.


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