How Do You Care For Women Suffering From Post Natal Depression?
Many new mothers experience the baby blues, and usually it goes away within a week or so with no special care. However, in about 10-15 percent of women, a condition called postpartum depression develops. It will begin in the first weeks after a baby’s birth and get worse, not better, without help. If you are the husband or partner or close friend of a woman who seems very sad after her baby’s birth, there are several things you can do to help her. Help the woman suffering from postnatal or postpartum depression make an appointment for professional guidance. It can be a medical doctor, a therapist or counselor. Postpartum depression requires treatment to improve. That treatment may or may not include medication. Do some tasks to lighten her load. Help her with housework, caring for other children and/or the new baby. Do the grocery shopping. Spend time with her so she does not feel isolated. Make sure she gets some social contacts and gets away from the children and the house for a leas
