What should pregnant women do with postpartum depression?
Studies have shown that pre-pregnancy preparation has a positive impact on mother's mood, lactation and fetus. Planned preparation before pregnancy will effectively reduce the pressure brought by pregnancy and improve the coping ability of pregnant women, thus effectively preventing the negative impact of stress and stressors during pregnancy on emotions, and then effectively preventing postpartum depression.
Therefore, the prevention and intervention of postpartum depression should start during pregnancy and delivery, not just after delivery. Strengthening mental health care during pregnancy and childbirth and improving the level of social support may help to reduce the occurrence of postpartum depression. The timing of intervention is an important factor to determine the curative effect, and the second trimester is close to 32 weeks, which is a good opportunity for preventive psychological intervention.
First of all, the planning of pregnancy should be highly valued by the maternal and child health care department. The more psychological preparation during pregnancy, the lower the detection rate of postpartum depression; The risk of postpartum depression will be greatly reduced if the mother's role, postpartum rest, work arrangement and economy are fully prepared during pregnancy.
Secondly, objective support can prevent postpartum depression. Attention should be paid to social and family support during pregnancy to effectively reduce the risk of postpartum depression. At present, it is widely carried out in China that mother and baby live in the same room, family delivery room and husband participate in the delivery process, which are all effective support methods.
Finally, prenatal intervention for pregnant women with high risk factors can significantly reduce the incidence of prenatal anxiety and postpartum depression. Once severe depression occurs, medication should be the main treatment, and psychotherapy should be chosen for mild to moderate depression or anxiety symptoms. Psychotherapy can effectively alleviate depressive symptoms and improve social relations, especially for lactating women.
How to relieve postpartum depression?
(1) Find someone to talk to.
Under the influence of various factors, postpartum depression does occur. At this time, if you feel unhappy or often anxious, it is recommended to talk to your family, friends and girlfriends and tell your sadness. I believe you can let your emotions out.
(2) Exercise
Exercise can not only promote the recovery of the body, but also produce dopamine during exercise, which can also make people feel happy. For recovering mothers, you can try to do some gentle exercise, such as going out for a walk after meals and doing more stretching exercises, which can make your mood better.
(3) Pay attention to rest after delivery
Fatigue is actually an important cause of maternal depression, so if you want to adjust your emotions well, you must pay attention to giving yourself enough rest at this time, so that your family or partner can take care of your children and have a satisfactory sleep, which can relieve your bad emotions well.