Why do women get depressed during pregnancy?
Hormonal changes are one possibility, but there’s not enough research to say conclusively that this is a factor. It is known that you can become depressed when you feel ill, so health problems during pregnancy can have an impact. ‘Trying to find out why women become depressed when pregnant is problematic,’ says Welford. ‘If you take any group of women at any time in their lives, there’s going to be a substantial number who are depressed. Pregnancy is another major life change associated with depression. If someone close to them dies, if their marriage breaks up or they have financial difficulties, they are at risk of depression.
