Prenatal Depression

There is major cause of depression in women are the pregnancy blues and the postpartum depression which occurs after the birth of a baby suddenly or in coming weeks or a year. As we are not always focus on the depression that occurs during pregnancy, which are mostly known to be prenatal depression. But it has been surveyed that there is a average of 70 of women will experience symptoms of depression during their pregnancy so it is most serious thing now a days.

The problem with depression in pregnancy surely have a impact on the prenatal care, mainly in the nutritional areas and the other areas that are affected due to it are sleep habits, exercise. The other not stressful reasons of prenatal depression are alcohol taking and cigarette smoking increases the severity of depression a lot. Some or all of the reasons in the prenatal depression are responsible for a higher risk of suicide. The most common and the savior problem occurring in this type of depression is feeling no attachment with the baby.

Signs of Prenatal Depression

Below are some of the symptoms of the prenatal depression are listed so that it will be helpful for those having these symptoms to check out depression is present or not.

1. Lack of concentration
2. Sleep disorders
3. Continuous fatigue
4. Sudden change in eating
5. Constant anxious feeling
6. Irritation and feeling blue

As there are so many symptoms in pregnancy are very common for normal as well as depressed women so it is really very hard to determine the exact reason of the depression in the prenatal depression cases. As it is hard to determine the normal fatigue in the pregnancy is a cause of depression or not because sudden weight loss or gain are the common reasons in both the cases. There is common habit of ignoring depression in pregnancy as it might be supposed to be a happy time in life of parents of the baby, which also includes the pregnant woman who may suffer the depression.

The depressive symptoms of the prenatal type are very minor so they are not at all detectable generally in all the women who are affected from it but that can be actually seen in about 10 to 15 of pregnant women. In case of pregnant women it is the hormones which are the only cause of the mood swings and other emotional as well as psychological disorders or improvements, but actually the hormones are not much concern when the case of depression occurs during pregnancy is considered.

At the most one can consider the hormones as only the one side of the depression cause, as there are so many other reasons like the stress of pregnancy, low physical or mental health of a woman. Also the feeling of intensify if the pregnancy is complicated or unplanned or if there are family problems. Stress causing factors may be brought on simply because of sudden weight gain or loss during the pregnancy. In it the career changes f the parents also affect it as it causes stress and as a result depression in pregnancy occurs.

The main solution in preventing problems that causes from depression in pregnancy, which increases the likelihood of postpartum depression, is support and help as soon as one feels depressed. Those who are having this problem should know that they are not at all alone and medical help is available for it. Treatment in this depression during pregnancy itself involves several avenues like developing friends and helpful peoples network. Always being with the individual who feel depression so as to increase the positive thinking in him. Continuous talk with a psychotherapist and checking the improvements or problems occurring daily, mainly if there is a major change occurred during pregnancy. Medication is also used but only with the prescription during the course of pregnancy and breastfeeding.

Resources for Fighting Depression:

• Self Help for Depression
• End Depression Now
• Conquer Stress, Depression & Anxiety