{"id":11154,"date":"2026-09-24T17:11:28","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T17:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/?p=11154"},"modified":"2026-09-24T17:14:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T17:14:07","slug":"postpartum-depression-and-psychosis-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/postpartum-depression-and-psychosis-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Postpartum Depression and Psychosis"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Young<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>Postpartum refers to the time after childbirth. Postpartum mothers may experience mental health changes or challenges after giving birth, including mood disorders such as postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Postpartum depression is a type of depression that occurs after having a baby. It affects up to 15% of women, causing\u00a0experiences of\u00a0emotional highs and lows, frequent crying, fatigue, guilt, and anxiety. A postpartum mother may have trouble caring for their baby or themselves.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Postpartum psychosis (PPP) is a mental health emergency that affects a postpartum mother\u2019s sense of reality, causing hallucinations, delusions, paranoia, or other behavior changes. In severe cases, postpartum mothers with PPP may attempt to harm themselves or their newborn.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Postpartum depression is common. A mother who has just given birth may experience baby blues, which affects between 50% and 75% of women after delivery. Postpartum psychosis is rare, as experts estimate that it affects between 0.089 and 2.6 out of every 1,000 births. In the United States, that means it happens in 320 to 9,400 births each year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A mother can experience postpartum depression for up to one year after their baby is born. However, this doesn\u2019t mean that they will feel cured in one year.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Symptoms of postpartum depression can include:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n