Non-drug methods in the treatment of postpartum depression
AUTHORS : Filonenko A.V.
RELEVANT UNIVERSITIES : FSBEI HPE “Chuvash State University named after I. N. Ulyanov”, g.
Cheboksary
YEAR : 2012
SUMMARY About 85% of women in childbirth suffer from various forms of postpartum mental disorders. The article discusses modern ideas about the pathophysiology of postpartum depression in mothers, the important role of breastfeeding in children, target organs involved in the process of postpartum depression and the methods of current therapy of the pathological process. Lack of treatment for maternal postpartum depression can lead to significant morbidity in newborns, which affects many organs and systems, and the negative consequences are irreversible
if treatment is started too late.