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Depression during pregnancy or after birth can affect mood, thinking, energy, sleep, appetite, concentration, relationships, and daily functioning.
Read full guide →IN-DEPTH GUIDEAnxiety during pregnancy or postpartum may involve persistent worry, fear, tension, physical symptoms, or a sense that something bad is about to happen.
Read full guide →IN-DEPTH GUIDEA panic attack is a sudden surge of intense fear or discomfort. Panic disorder involves recurring attacks plus ongoing worry or behavior changes related to another attack.
Read full guide →IN-DEPTH GUIDEPerinatal OCD can involve unwanted intrusive thoughts or doubts (obsessions) and repetitive behaviors or mental acts used to reduce distress (compulsions).
Read full guide →IN-DEPTH GUIDEBipolar disorder involves depressive episodes and episodes of mania or hypomania. Pregnancy and postpartum can require careful monitoring and individualized treatment planning.
Read full guide →IN-DEPTH GUIDEA birth can be experienced as traumatic even when the medical outcome is described as successful. Trauma responses can be shaped by fear, loss of control, communication, complications, and previous experiences.
Read full guide →IN-DEPTH GUIDEGrief after pregnancy or infant loss can affect emotions, relationships, sleep, identity, and future pregnancy experiences. There is no single correct timeline for grief.
Read full guide →IN-DEPTH GUIDEA NICU stay can bring uncertainty, medical stress, separation, and a loss of the expected postpartum experience.
Read full guide →IN-DEPTH GUIDEA new pregnancy after loss can contain hope, grief, fear, and joy at the same time. Milestones and appointments may become emotional triggers.
Read full guide →IN-DEPTH GUIDEBreastfeeding, pumping, formula feeding, combination feeding, pain, supply concerns, and sleep disruption can interact with mental health.
Read full guide →IN-DEPTH GUIDEMental-health conditions can begin, continue, improve, or worsen during pregnancy. Physical pregnancy changes can overlap with mental-health symptoms.
Read full guide →IN-DEPTH GUIDEBaby blues are common, short-lived mood changes in the first days after birth. Severe or persistent symptoms deserve evaluation.
Read full guide →IN-DEPTH GUIDEPostpartum psychosis is a rare, serious psychiatric emergency after childbirth. It can involve a sudden loss of contact with reality and requires immediate medical evaluation.
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