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Clinical Depression

ISSN: 2572-0791

Open Access

Volume 9, Issue 1 (2023)

Mini Review Pages: 1 - 2

A Narrative Review of Maternity Blues

Lemo Treeby*

DOI: 10.37421/2572-0791.2023.9.39

Puerperium is a time of considerable vulnerability for women and is accompanied by significant physical and psychological changes. The term "maternity blues" sometimes known as "baby blues," "postnatal blues," or "post-partum blues," refers to a state of low mood and mild, temporary, self-limiting depression symptoms that might start to appear in the days immediately following childbirth. However, due to the lack of a common definition and reliable diagnostic techniques, it is challenging to correctly identify this illness. Regarding the prevalence of there is considerable documented global heterogeneity. Studies reported an overall prevalence, with variations between cultures and regions ranging from is a known risk factor for developing postpartum mood disorders that are more severe, such postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis.

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Women from Lebanon′s Postpartum Depression and Anxiety Scales: Psychometric Properties

Khaobing Peng*

DOI: 10.37421/2572-0791.2023.9.40

Postpartum depression is a postpartum symptom in black women. Despite the significant proportion of Black women who have symptoms, postpartum depression is rarely accurately diagnosed and few obtain mental health care. Although the causes of this difference are unknown, they are probably complex. Black women are more vulnerable to sexism, racism, and classism due to the confluence of their gender, race, racial identity, and class, which puts them under more mental and physical strain and may raise their likelihood of developing certain diseases. The severity of May also affect a woman's capacity to care for herself and her unborn child and return to her regular activities before giving birth. Previous research has looked at the connection between Black racial identification and or maternal. Previous research has looked at the connection between Black racial identification and maternal functioning on an individual basis, but it hasn't taken into account how they interact to affect maternal functioning. As a framework for our selection and analysis of, social and racial factors that may affect Black women's functional status after childbirth, we use the triangulation of concepts from the Nigrescence.

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