Pregnancy is the most extra occasion of a women's life. Pregnancy means you are going to add a new small member to your house very soon. But Pregnancy is not all the time a happy moment. Pregnancy not only has corporeal changes but also has emotional changes. Sometime it is full of stress and worry. At least 20% of pregnant women institute depression.
Abortion
Pregnancy is a very delicate time. Depression can be very injurious to both mother and baby's health. But no need to worry, so many treatments are available for Pregnancy depression.
Depression is very common during pregnancy
According to the common law pregnant women can't suffer from depression. Pregnancy generates new hormones in body that protects pregnant women from depression. But a large amount of women have failed this theory.
Actually the rapid rise in certain hormones during Pregnancy causes depression. Two percent of pregnant women face depressive symptoms and 10% face full depression.
Causes of Pregnancy depression:
A amount of factors conduce to Pregnancy depression. Pregnancy brings a turn in the chemical level of brain too. These chemicals control moods. A mis-balance in these chemicals leads to depression. In pregnancy, body's hormones turn very rapidly and cause a turn in the chemical levels of brain too.
Other personal reasons like money matters, death of a house member, stress or an crisis can also cause depression.
Risk to both mother and baby:
Depression can be advanced at any stage of pregnancy. Following factors generate more risk for the disorders:-
o Pregnancy loss
o Pregnancy complications
o Miscarriage
o History of sexual abuse
Obviously, depression and its medication influence most to the unborn fetus. These risks may be cardiac malformation and fatal breathing disorders.
Symptoms and complications during pregnancy:
Depression generates feelings of guilt, helplessness and sadness. all seems wrong. Depression during Pregnancy may be accompanied by the following symptoms:-
o Quick to temper and cry
o Irritability
o Fatigue and lethargy
o Food doesn't make any sense
o Recurring thoughts of hurting the unborn baby
o Suicidal tendencies
Pregnant women with untreated depression have to face a lot of complications:-
o Abortion
o Premature birth
o Preeclampsia
Treatments of Pregnancy depression
Natural methods are all the time better then medication to treat every kind of depression. Psychotherapy is one of them. It is very healthy and safe for both mother and baby. It helps to detect the basic cause of depression and helps to control the feelings of guilt and sadness. Along with this a small exercise, yoga, quarterly walk, a balanced diet, vitamins and supplements can help a pregnant woman to a great extent.
In some cases antidepressants can be used to treat Pregnancy depression but never without the advice of a health professional. Some antidepressant can cause preterm birth and miscarriage. Traditionally, two types of antidepressants have been used to treat Pregnancy depression -
1. Ssris (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors )
2. Tcas (tricycle antidepressants)
Recent studies have proved that Ssris can increase the risk of heart defects, irritability, respiratory problems in new born. Untreated depression can have serious effects on the health of a pregnant woman as drug abuse, sexually transmitted diseases and low weight gain.
So try to consequent the natural options to have a good and healthy pregnancy.
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