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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sunita Kumawat, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
Peripartum mood disturbances may affect all women regardless of their age, race, marital status, socioeconomic status or educational level. A large number of risk factors are involved in the causation of peripartum mood disturbances but these are not specific to any one particular disturbance. They overlap. Common risk factors in the development of peripartum mood disturbances may be psychological, obstetric, biological and lifestyle.
Risk Factors
Commmon risk factors in the development of Postpartum blues include:
- History of mood changes during menstrual cycles or pregnancy.
- Multiple pregnancies during lifetime.
- Personal history of major depression or dysthymia.
- Family history of postpartum depression. [1]
Commmon risk factors in the development of Postpartum depression:
- Prior history of anxiety and depression
- Family history of depression
- Severe premenstrual syndrome
- Low social support
- Difficulty to conceive
- Stressful life events
- Teenage pregnancy
- Pregnancy and labor complications
- Preterm labor (before 37 weeks) and delivery
- twins or triplets
- Hospitalisation of baby after birth.[2]
Commmon risk factors in the development of Postpartum psychosis include:[3]
- Family history of postpartum psychosis or bipolar disorder
- History of bipolar disorder
- Postpartum psychosis in
- first pregnancy
- discontinuation of psychiatric medication for pregnancy.