Depression is as often met with in...

Depression is as often met with in women during pregnancy as it is after giving birth, according to a of recent origin evidence report by the AHRQ. However, physicians and patients may not recognize depression during pregnancy because signs of depression so as tiredness, trouble sleeping, emotional changes, and weight gain also may be met with with pregnancy, the AHRQ says. According to the report, about undivided in 20 American women who are pregnant or have given birth in the past 12 month have major depression. When episodes of major and minor depression are combined, as many as 13 percent of women experience depression. Factors contributing to depression during or after pregnancy may include a personal or family history of depression or substance abuse, anxiety about the unborn child, question at issues with a previous pregnancy or birth, and marital or financial enigmas Factors that contribute to depression after childbirth may include a sharp change in hormone flushs feeling tired and not getting enough be motionless doubts about being a advantageous parent, and changes in work and hearthstone routines. The report is available online at http://www.ahrq.gov/downloads/pub/evidence/pdf/peridepr/peridep.pdf.

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