Originally called postpartum depression, now called perinatal depression, also called maternal depression, because it is found that postpartum depression does not only occur in the postpartum period, there may be many pregnant mothers during pregnancy who have depression, so now our latest diagnostic criteria are called perinatal depression.
Why is there depression? On the one hand, there are physiological reasons, because at this stage, the hormones in her body will change, so it will lead to emotional problems, and hormone levels are also related to our emotions.
In addition, in the stage of pregnancy, sometimes you may not be ready to become a mother, and you don't know what difficulties this child will have after birth, so you will have a lot of worries and worry about the child's health.
In addition, when facing this child, the child is very nervous as soon as she cries, and she is afraid that the child is uncomfortable, and she is particularly cautious, which is one reason.
In addition, there are also for example, there will be a contradiction in family education children, especially with the elderly, the elderly may feel that for example, wear a little more, do not freeze, now young parents may feel that do not cover him, there may be some contradictions in the process of raising children.
The third reason, for example, after giving birth, the mother may also have some changes in her posture, she has become unconfident, as if it is completely different from the original, there will also be this sense of loss, frustration, of course, after giving birth to a child, there will also be a sense of achievement, giving birth to a very healthy child.
Another reason is that, for example, after giving birth to a child, you may not be able to work for a period of time, become the role of a housewife, and are not very adaptable, as if your career will slowly be abandoned, and there will be this gap.
In addition, after all, the family has a small life, family members may sometimes have emotions that will be transmitted to each other, everyone will be a little nervous, worried, a little anxious, family members such information between each other, will also affect the mother.
Therefore, postpartum depression or depression during pregnancy is actually related to biological, psychological, and social factors, and in fact, they are also the result of the interaction of comprehensive factors.