Postpartum Depression
Postpartum depression occurs in 1 out of 10 women in the postpartum period. It can begin any time after birth and may appear for up to a year after delivery. Contact your healthcare practitioner if any of these symptoms lasts for more than two weeks or get worse:
- Feeling sad, hopeless or overwhelmed
- Crying a lot
- Being excessively worried, irritated or restless
- Sleeping too little or too much
- Having no energy or motivation
- Feeling uninterested
- Having a lack of focus and concentration, withdrawal
- Feeling worthless and guilty
- Eating too little or too much
- Withdrawing from friends and family
- Having headaches, chest pains, heart palpitations or hyperventilation
Resources
- National Maternal Mental Health Hotline: Call or Text 1-833-943-5746 (in English and Spanish)
- National Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741
- MAMA Hotline: Call or Text 1-833-852-6262 (in English and Spanish)