April 1 2022 09:30 (GMT+7)
Postpartum depression has a sudden onset and is often very severe
Recently, there have been many cases of mothers killing their young children that have shocked public opinion, such as the incident in Ha Tinh in February 2022 when the mother killed her child with a knife very sadly. Or like what happened in Ho Chi Minh City, the mother committed suicide, then functional workers found the baby in the washing machine… After investigation, the cause was determined to be postpartum depression.
Recently, on March 30, a 44-year-old mother in Chi Linh, Hai Duong also killed her son in the isolation ward of COVID-19 patients, the cause is also suspected to be postpartum depression. However, the matter is still being investigated and clarified by the authorities and no final conclusions have been reached.
The recent incident of a mother murdering her child in Hai Duong has once again sparked alarm about the problem of depression, especially in postpartum and breastfeeding women.
Prior to the above incident, MSc Bui Phuong Thao (Mai Huong Day Mental Hospital) said postpartum depression is a case of depression that starts within 30 days after a woman gives birth.
Postpartum depression in women is explained by sudden changes in hormones and environment after delivery, with sudden and often severe onset. “Suicidal intentions and behavior and child-killing behavior are common in postpartum depression and are very dangerous. Most mothers believe that killing children and committing suicide is for liberation, so that life is less miserable. It is worth mentioning that postpartum depression often recurs in subsequent births,” said Doctor Phuong Thao.
So how to detect women with postpartum depression? Doctor Phuong Thao said that relatives need to be aware of any suspicious signs, so that they can intervene or visit a doctor in time to avoid unfavorable consequences.
Here are the signs of postpartum depression shared by Dr. Bui Phuong Thao:
– Bad mood: Mood here means facial expressions, low moods are sad, monotonous, less expressive faces, emotions on the face and expressions from day to day.
– Loss of all interest, interest in activities: The most common example is a woman before giving birth who likes shopping, meeting friends, singing, chatting… However, after giving birth, the woman no longer has that hobby, living a solitary life. to think about postpartum depression.
Frequent fatigue: A woman may be due to lack of sleep, due to having to take care of the baby, from which her body is unhealthy, often tired and lethargic in everyday life.
– Decreased concentration of attention: After giving birth, women find it difficult to concentrate on doing things, have short-term memory problems, have difficulty absorbing new things, and can’t even concentrate when caring for a baby.
Decreased self-esteem and self-confidence, difficulty in making decisions: After giving birth, a woman’s low self-esteem can be about her appearance, her own weight, the weight of her baby… Mainly, she always has low self-esteem, tortures, and lives alone when she thinks that giving birth is a good thing, burdening her husband and family. .
Blame yourself: The woman believes that there is always sin, that she is not worthy to live, and that she is a burden to her family and society.
Fatigue, depression, low self-esteem… are signs of depression that require timely intervention. Illustration.
– excuse me: Seeing everything as a bleak future, including the future for children, is uncertain about what will happen tomorrow.
– Suicidal thoughts and behavior: The woman may be planning suicidal behavior such as using pesticides, cutting her throat or jumping into a river… Having thoughts of wanting to die, which eventually leads to ideas and behaviors.
– Ideas and behaviors of killing children: After giving birth, a woman thinks that the birth of a child is a burden to the family, the cause of her suffering, so she has the idea and behavior of killing her child to ease her suffering, she will die and take her child. , because if the child stays, will be a burden, will suffer when there is no mother around.
– Sleep disturbances: Insomnia, restless sleep, not deep sleep.
– Decreased appetite or weight loss: Postpartum women lose weight or are still the same weight but no longer have a good appetite.
– Sad and crying: That’s to appear sad, sensitive, easy to cry sometimes for no reason.
– Anxiety and possible panic attacks: When worrying about the future, about children, even worrying too far with unclear goals from which the mother will be very frightened. Panic attacks may only appear for 15 minutes, but then it is very exhausting, as if you want to die, die to get rid of them.
Doctor Phuong Thao said that to overcome this problem, the role of the family is very important. Therefore, relatives must care for, share, and encourage the mother after giving birth. In particular, when a mother exhibits any of the above symptoms, she should be taken to the hospital with a psychiatrist specialist for timely treatment to avoid unfavorable cases.
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