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Articles about postnatal depression (0-25 of 25)
- Health Benefits Of Pregnancy Massage
By: alleysmith | - Pregnancy Massage can be prenatal, postnatal or during the labour process, although many refer pregnancy massage to just prenatal and post-natal massage to mean massage that takes place a few days after delivery.
Having a massage during pregnancy differs from a normal massage as the masseuse performing the massage will need to have special knowledge of the body. Pregnant mothers are very sensitive and masseurs will need to be careful when giving massages as to not harm the baby in a ...
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- Information About Pregnancy And Birth Glossary
By: AlenCaller | - A planned pregnancy would bring about reduced anxiety and complete awareness. Expectant mothers should increase their knowledge about the various aspects of pregnancy and birth glossary. Unawareness can lead to mistakes or mishaps during pregnancy. Women must educate themselves and even encourage their spouse to read about child bearing and its challenges. Only when you know what lies ahead, will you be able to deal with the situation. Pregnancy can cause several physical and emotional changes a ...
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- Minimizing The Effects Caused By Postnatal Depression With Stress Reduction
By: Lawrence Pointer | - Having a baby is usually associated with joy, but for many new mothers life seems anything but joyous after they have given birth. Typically referred to as "Baby Blues", it is not unusual to feel slightly down after a new arrival. However, if the low feelings continue for a long time then it is more than likely that you are suffering from Postnatal Depression and it would be wise to really take a close look at stress reduction therapy to reduce any potential damage.
An estimated ten ...
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- Fish Oil For Depression Treatment - How Effective Is It?
By: V K Rajagopalan | - How does the idea of using fish oil for depression treatment sound to you? You can say 'it is a good idea', or 'it is a bad idea', or you can even say 'I have no idea whatsoever'. No matter what your answer is, you are not alone. A lot of people do not have a clear understanding of fish oil and the role it plays in treating depression. Let us take a look.
Fish oil, as you all know, is rich in omega 3 fatty acids like DHA and EPA. According to health experts, these omega 3 fatty acid ...
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- Prenatal Depression: Beating The Baby Blues Before Birth
By: Sarah Matthews | - Postnatal depression is relatively common, when a new mother finds herself miserable and unhappy following the birth of her baby, often due to raging hormones. Usually the depression lifts within a few days, weeks or months, although in some cases professional help is needed.
Occasionally, however, expectant mothers start to feel depressed before the baby is born, a feeling made much worse as pregnancy is a time in a woman's life when the whole world expects her to feel happy, cheer ...
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- Signs And Causes Of Postnatal Depression
By: Guennadi Moukine | - Postnatal depression is estimated to affect 1 in 5 women and is found in all cultural, social and age groups. There are different types of this condition experienced by mothers after birth. There is the 'Baby Blues' which usually occurs between the 3rs and 5th day and usually resolve by the 10th day. It is thought to be the response to hormone changes and the stress of giving birth and occurs in up too 70% of wormen.
* Postnatal depression has a gradual onset between the 3r ...
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- Natural Alternative Treatments For Dealing With Depression, Anxiety & Insomnia
By: Tess Thompson | - Prescription Anti-Depressants, Tranquillizers and Sleeping Tablets are regularly prescribed by doctors to treat anything from bereavement to postnatal depression. While there are many responsible and caring doctors out there, there are also many who over prescribe. This may sometimes be due to lack of time, lack of adequate training in emotional problems and mood disorders or sometimes just pure indifference towards the patient's problems! Sad, but unfortunately true!
In my opinio ...
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- Dealing With The Post Natal Depression
By: Esteri | - As much as women, enjoy the feeling of a baby growing in their wombs for nine months, the post- pregnancy period is always a new experience for most of them.
To a number of them, this period is a dramatic change from the norm and instead of being happy that the belly is free, they suffer from postnatal depression.
It is also what is commonly called the baby blues and not easily understood by other people around the mother.
Recently a mother who is my ...
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- The Internet The Recession Buster
By: G.G. Barr | - The recession and how can we beat it? This article is a discussion on using the Internet as a recession buster. Why the Internet? You only have to read the many and highly accessible reports on market trends to see that online shopping shows an ever increasing trend. This of course has its consequences to other industries and professions outside of the retail industry. These consequences will form part of the discussion.
Now that recession is officially upon us what are the cours ...
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- A Loving Gaze Builds Trust
By: Pinky McKay | - I love watching parents and babies interact, especially the gazing that goes on between mother infant pairs. It is like a secret, intimate language between lovers as each looks at the other as though they are the most wonderful person in the whole world. And this is exactly how it feels when mother and baby are perfectly attuned to each other.
Sadly though, many parents and particularly mothers, are being given advice that interrupts this exquisite bond. I have had mothers call m ...
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- Postpartum Depression - Causes, Symptoms And Treatment
By: Sander | - Many new mothers suffer from some fleeting form of the baby blues. Postpartum depression, in contrast, is a longer lasting and more serious depression thought to be triggered by hormonal changes associated with having a baby. The baby blues are considered to be a normal part of new motherhoodprobably caused by the hormonal changes that occur following birth. As many as 80% of women experience some mood disturbances after pregnancy ("postpartum"). They feel upset, alone, afraid, or unlov ...
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- Social Networking - Keeping Women Connected
By: Suzy Miller | - Why am I turning into a blogger and loving it?
I am a grown-up with young children and a business. I can't possibly have time to 'socialise' or network online. So why is it I find myself interacting with people I have never met from all round the world, into the early hours, 'poking' on Facebook and 'nudging' on Twitter? God, I've even started my own blog and am in danger of transforming from a reasonably normal mother of three into a full-on geek!
Even if we haven' ...
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- Exercising After Baby.
By: Jess Harley | - So you did it! You went through labor and gave birth to your pride and joy. Now you are left with the aftermath. Most women, especially those who have had their first baby, are not fully prepared for what to expect after delivery. Some are under the impression that they will be back into their pre pregnancy clothes the day they leave the hospital. However most of us second time moms know what to expect. We know that our bodies might never be the same and need a little bit of extra work ...
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- Depression In Pregnancy Being Missed
By: Chris Marshall | - A health watchdog has said that GPs and midwives need to do more to spot the signs of depression in pregnant women and new mothers. The National Institute for health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has also said that women with anxiety or eating disorders also to be identified.
The guidance was welcomed by mental health experts as one in seven women experience a mental health disorder at some point in pregnancy or after the birth. Currently only around 30% are being diagnosed wit ...
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- Mental Health In The Community
By: David McEvoy | - The community mental heath team are there to help those who are suffering from mental health problems. The first port of call for anyone who thinks that they are suffering from some kind of mental health problem is your doctor who will be able to recommend the right sort of help.
The community mental health team consists of a number of professionals who are trained in their specific areas and can include psychiatrists, psychologists, occupational therapists, social workers, and o ...
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- Naturally Work Your Way Out Of Depression
By: Lac Tran | - If you are reluctant to go straight for those happy pills, how should you go about a natural course of treatment for depression? The best way according to many experts is to take up exercise. It may be hard to shake that not-wanting-to-do-anything mood, but the more you do, the more it will slip away, leaving you a better model of yourself and ready to go forward with a new self-confidence.
Exercise and the new you
Exercising is commonly prescribed by doctors a ...
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- Fish Oil And Depression
By: David McEvoy | - It seems that everyone is talking about Omega 3 these days and the positive effect that fish oil can have on a whole range of health problems. The media continue to report on how fish oil can protect against heart disease, reduce inflammation, boost the immune system and how it can improve brain function in general so it should come as no surprise to any of us that the evidence also shows that fish oil can have a dramatic effect on depression and other mood related disorders. Why?
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- Why Fish Oil Is Brain Fuel
By: David McEvoy | - Most people will have heard that fish is good for the brain but not everyone understands just why the fatty acids found in fish are so important, and are still unaware of what happens if they don't get enough in their diet.
A healthy brain relies on Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). These long chain polyunsaturated Omega 3 fatty acids are the building blocks of the brain itself and are only found in any significant quantities in oily fish and of course f ...
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- Postnatal 'confinement' Food Part 2
By: Cecilia Koh | - Everybody will ask you to eat only ' heaty' food and avoid cold or cooling food as your body is cold after childbirth. This applies to the 3 main races in Malaysia but sometimes, what is considered 'heaty' may be 'cooling' for another which increases our dilemma. The best option is to try out the food as far as your culture and religion advices and learn to substitute the ingredients wherever possible to suit your taste. I am afraid that my culinary expertise is limited to Chinese and Western fo ...
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- The Symptoms And Causes Of Clinical Depression In Adults
By: Matt OConnor | - Clinical or major depression - sometimes referred to as major depressive disorder or severe depressive disorder, is the most common mental disorder in the world. It affects 16% of the human population and is the leading cause of disability in America as well as in other countries. The World Health Organization expects that in 2020, clinical depression will become the second leading cause of disability in the whole world (next to heart disease).
Clinical depression is characterized ...
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- Omega 3 Fish Oil And Its Effect On Mood And Mental Function
By: David McEvoy | - Copyright 2006 David McEvoy
If you have lost your joie de vivre, then there is every chance that you are deficient in the essential fatty acids required for regulating mood and for efficient functioning of the brain. It is now well documented that insufficient Omega 3 fatty acids in the diet not only leads to an increased risk of developing physical health problems like heart disease and atherosclerosis, but also to mood and learning related disorders.
Studies show ...
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- Depression - Symptoms, Causes And Treatment Options
By: Knut Holt | - Depression is a complex of psychological and physical symptoms. Low mood level or sadness is often the most prominent symptom. The common property of these symptoms is a decreased activity level in parts of the brain.
THE SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION
Depression may give one or more of these symptoms:
-Low mood level or sadness.
-Lack of joy or interest in activities that were joyful before.
-Pessimism.
-Feel of guilt of somethi ...
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- Bigger Than The Baby Blues - Signs Of Postpartum Depression
By: Nicky Pilkington | - The joy of bringing a child into the world, a baby to love and cherish, may be the plan but to 50-80% of new mothers suffering from a form of depression known as the Baby Blues that dream is not the reality.
While not serious, the baby blues can leave a new mother despondent, tired, and subject to emotional swings and loss of appetite. The effects of giving birth, hormone changes and the lifestyle changes of having a newborn (not sleeping, being indoors a lot, responsibilities of ...
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