In the article “The impact of maternal postpartum depression on the language development of children at 12 months”, the authors, Quevedo, Silva, Godoy, Jansen, Matos, Tavares Pinheiro and Pinheiro, studied the relationship between some factors related to maternal depression during the first year of a child’s life and the child’s language development process (Quevedo et al.,2011). They hypothesized that a child whose mother presented maternal depression would have a lower performance than a child whose mother presented only a brief depression or no maternal depression (Quevedo et al.,2011). The researchers conducted the research on 296 mother-child dyads (Quevedo et al.,2011). This was a longitudinal study where different methods were used to perform this research (Quevedo et al.,2011). First, they used a diagnostic interview postpartum and 12 months after giving birth to evaluate if mothers were depressed. Then, they assessed the children using a language scale of the Bayley Scales of Infant Development III (Bayley 2006; Quevedo et al.,2011). Finally, mothers filled out a questionnaire about their socio-economic status, delivery and the health of the baby (Quevedo et al.,2011). The questionnaire evaluated whether the baby was premature or not and the baby’s caretaker (Quevedo et al.,2011). The results indicate that the duration of postpartum depression affected negatively the language development of the child (Quevedo et al.,2011). Also, it was found that maternal age,
This journal article did research about the cause and effect of breastfeeding on women who have postpartum depression (PPD). They did research on the mother’s mental health status at the different time of postpartum, and inspected how breastfeeding could affect the mothers. The research found out that the effect of breastfeeding on postnatal depression is heterogeneous. Whether or not the
In summary, postpartum depression is the most widespread complication of childbirth, and the lack of diagnosis in postpartum depression cases results in the deterioration of their conditions. Deterioration arises in the form of progression stages of postpartum depression, and it varies from a case to another. Thus, preventive measures ought to be taken by detecting the onset of postpartum depression and providing early treatment. Also, the implications drawn from the aforementioned details may aid mental healthcare providers in the pursuit of better treatment
Postpartum Depression is important because too often it affects the mother, her spouse, and the newborn child. This affects the relationship between the mother and child based on Erikson’s Psychosocial developmental Theory and the idea of trust vs. mistrust. If the child’s basic needs are not met that could lead to mistrust, anxiety, and insecurities. This could also lead to Reactive Attention Disorder, where the neglect a child experiences leads to difficulty making relationships. It’s also found to be more likely in mothers of colicky babies because if the child cries a lot the mothers are less likely to make an emotional connection.
Infants can ultimately have developmental delay. Postpartum depression has long term effects on children of depressed mothers. The impact can extend up to puberty. Children will experience feelings of insecurity, poor social skills, reduce verbal and cognitive skills (Earls, 2010). Children will end up with more behavioral problems, conduct disorders, depression and anxiety. Timely identification and management of maternal depression is important for the child’s early brain development and school readiness. The negative effects of the long term exposure to maternal depressive symptoms in early childhood is concerning. Early intervention will help both the mother and the child (Horwitz, Briggs-Gowan, Storfer-Isser, & Carter, 2009).
Jamestown is thought by most of to be the first colony in the New World but this is not the complete truth. Jamestown is considered our first successful colony; however it was not the first attempt at a colony. There were a few attempts to colonize the New World before Jamestown and one in particular that was the most mysterious is the Roanoke colony, also known as the Lost Colony. The colony got this name because the colonists that were there vanished mysteriously with no trace of what happened.
Postpartum depression in a common experience for newer mothers to have after childbirth. It is meant to last only a few days but can extend for a few months if it is severe. It is thought that it is caused by extreme hormonal shifts in the body after childbirth. If not treated in time, it has a potential chance harm the mother or the child. It is important that the mother feels appreciated and respected during this time. This article will help by giving further information in postpartum depression and further help the claims of how gender roles can further depression.
Robinson had a long career of scamming money from people and businesses, but his tastes in sexual encounters and his need to push the limits of control and the justice system are probably what drove him to deviate from the safety of only doing white collar crime to committing murder. Like previously stated, he was always looking for new ways to test the boundaries and that when Paula Godfrey, a nineteen-year-old naive girl came into his office looking for a job, he couldn’t resist the idea of asserting his control over her. He was her boss, and at the time a big financial supporter in her life. He took this control from being her boss to being the last person she will ever see and killed her. He did this with many other women luring them
My area of specialization is maternal postpartum depression and its effect on child development. It 's a well-documented fact that postpartum depression affects not only the patient but other family members including the children.
There is need for people to understand what postpartum depression is and learn how to deal efficiently and effectively with it. According to the national health science (NHS), postpartum depression is defined as a depression that normally occurs after childbirth. To help deal with this issue, a lot of investment has been made for public sensitization on how to handle the issue. However, this effort of public sensitization may yield little results because many people view this problem as a problem of others. This literature review therefore focused on trying to understand the various issues surrounding or leading to postpartum depression and the effects that it has on family experience, starting from the mother, the child, the father and the whole society in general. The study was majorly centered on trying to understand to what extent the depression either directly or indirectly affects the mother, the father and the whole society, in general. The objective of this literature review was to examine and decode a considerable number of relevant articles that had researched and arrived at conclusions that related to postpartum depression. After rigorous review of the literature, it was found out that postpartum depression had a direct effect on the family experience. The findings show how exactly postpartum depression affects the mother, the father/family, the child and the whole society in general. This
During the last two decades, researchers have intensified their efforts to expand the findings about paternal perinatal depression. The study conducted by Goodman in 2004, has shown that the postpartum depression’s prevalence among fathers varied from 1.2% to 25% in the population sample. Furthermore, these percentages rose to achieve 24 to 50 per cent when the paternal postpartum depression was associated with maternal postpartum depression. The literature review and studies asserted the detrimental consequences of paternal perinatal depression on child wellbeing and development (Children, C. on D., Parenting Practices, and the Heaslthy Development of, Medicine, I. of, Education, D. of B. and S. S. and, & Council, N. R., 2009) such as hyperactivity, emotional deregulations, behavioral problems (Davis, Davis, Freed, & Clark, 2011, van den Berg et al., 2009). These studies outlined the importance of prevention and intervention to foster the paternal perinatal depression issue, through developing screening, diagnosis and management guidelines.
Postpartum psychiatric disorders, particularly depression, has become the most underdiagnosed complication in the United States. It can lead to increased costs of medical care, inappropriate medical care, child abuse and neglect, discontinuation of breastfeeding, and family dysfunction and adversely affects early brain development (Earls, 2010). Over 400,000 infants are born to mothers that are depressed. One of 7 new mothers (14.5%) experience depressive episodes that impair maternal role function. An episode of major or minor depression that occurs during pregnancy or the first 12 months after birth is called perinatal or postpartum depression (Wisner, Chambers & Sit, 2006). Mothers with postpartum depression experience feelings of extreme sadness, anxiety, and exhaustion that may make it difficult for them to complete daily care activities for themselves or for others (Postpartum Depression). The six stages of postpartum are denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance and PTSD. These stages may affect any women regardless of age, race, ethnicity, or economic status. However only a physician can diagnose a woman with postpartum depression. It does not occur because of something a mother does or does not do, it’s a combination of physical and emotional factors. After childbirth, the levels of hormones in a woman’s body quickly drop; which may lead to chemical changes in her brain (Postpartum Depression). Unbalanced hormones may trigger mood swings.
Postpartum depression is the most common psychological complexity that occurs after childbirth (Bakhshizadeh, 2013). This form of depression has been reported to be as high as 20% (Asltoghiria, 2012). The mother will begin to experience postpartum depression between the birth of the infant and 6 to 8 weeks later (Bhati, 2015). Depending on the person, the typical length of postpartum depression ranges anywhere from two weeks to two years in length (Posmontier, 2010). It is thought that postpartum depression affects mothers of multiples at a greater incidence than mothers whom birth just one child, and the chance increases with the number of children in a multiple birth. Evidence shows that the older the mother’s age at the time of birth, shows there is no notable increase in the risk of being diagnosed with postpartum depression. Another factor that is thought to have an influence on the diagnosis of postpartum depression is income within the household. A study shows that as income goes down, the risk of having
These instances of postpartum depression provide evidence of the serious nature of postpartum depression, which affects the woman’s behavioral and psychological conditions after the birth. More so, previous histories of abuse to the mother can greatly magnify postpartum depression, which can result in the abuse of the child. Also, the factors of economic and social factors may also place undue pressure on the mother during the postpartum period, which increase the potential for child abuse during this vulnerable period of time. These are important circumstances that need to be taken into account when evaluating the potential for child abuse during the postpartum period.
Romans belonged to an ancient culture where both religion and law took place. However, religion played much higher role in their life. Hannibal is the text that can easily prove that the religion but not the law was in favor for Roman culture. The reason why Romans should honor Romulus is that he founded Rome. However, by the will of heaven, his code was incommensurate with Romans’ greatness: “If it be true, as no one doubts, that the Roman people excelled all other nations in warlike merit…”.
In the United States and many other countries many women do not seek for treatment because they have many concerns and fear about medications. Depressed breastfeeding women concern about the exposure of the infants to medications. Also postpartum depression can lead to a suicide. Postpartum has been linked with some neurotransmitter such as dopamine and serotonin, but research continues working on that. Therefore, it’s very important to inform mothers about postpartum depression, so they will be able to recognize any sign and seek for help. Postnatal depression can be identified by the use of screening tools or interview schedule to diagnose women who are at high risks, then as result of these methods they can receive an adequate and early intervention using psychological and psychosocial interventions, as well as psychopharmacological interventions (Mallikarjum