Tue, 10 Oct 2017 11:11:14 +0000 THE COST OF PREGNANCY ALONE You are having a baby. Why are we so stressed? Post-delivery mental health By Dr Naeem Mohammed Iqubal Dalal A concerned family who just had their first baby asked. “Ba Doctor, My wife has been failing to look after the baby we just had. She has been looking forward to having our son throughout pregnancy. But it has been 2 months since she delivered and she has changed. She is not her usual self and stopped communicating” Did you know that up to 85 % of women experience some type of mood change after delivery (post-partum period). The pregnancy period and delivery is a major life event which for many women ends up as the most stressful period of their life. For most women the behavioral changes/features (symptoms) are temporary and mild; however, some women experience a more disabling and persistent form. Although post […]
