CHAPTER 49

HENRICO

Postpartum depression is common among first-time mothers and is usually caused by changes in the hormones estrogen and progesterone, which are responsible for changes in a woman's body since puberty and tend to work more intensively during pregnancy. Some mothers can be affected at the end of pregnancy and feel sadness and hopelessness right after childbirth, these changes along with a fragile psychological state can make this depression more difficult, so support from family members and follow-up is necessary, even if in most cases In most cases, the use of medication is not necessary and the sensations that prevent the mother from creating a stronger bond with her child cease somet