Postpartum Depression

Question 1

Time immediately following childbirth when physiological changes that occurred during pregnancy begin to return to normal.

Answer 1

Puerperium

Question 2

Commonly known as the “baby blues” and is common after the birth of a child.
S/Sx; mood swings, feeling sad, anxious, overwhelmed, crying spells, decreased appetite, problems sleeping.
Symptoms resolve withing a few days or week.

Answer 2

Postpartum Blues

Question 3

Depressive disorder associated with pregnancy.

Answer 3

Postpartum Depression

AKA: major depressive disorder with peripartum onset.