WOMEN'S HEALTH

Postpartum Depression
Depression after pregnancy is known as either postpartum depression or peripartum depression and can happen anytime within the first year after childbirth. 10% of the population is affected by this profound mood disorder occuring days to weeks after delivery. Knowing the triggers of depression after pregnancy may lead to a better understanding of different types of depression and the hormonal factors that lead to depression in women.

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