The impacts of postpartum depression on children

Doğum sonrası depresyon, annelerin sık görülen ve önemli bir sağlık sorunudur. Doğum sonrası depresyonun sonuçları, anneler ve çocukları için önemli yansımalar içermektedir. Tanı konulamayan ve tedavi edilemeyen depresyon sadece annenin sağlığı üzerine değil, o annenin çocuğunun sağlık, bakım ve gelişimi üzerine de olumsuz etki yapabilir. Depresif annelerin semptomları anne-bebek arasındaki olumsuz etkileşime neden olabilir, ve böylece bu anneler bebekleri ile ilgili daha çok sorun tanımlayabilirler. Ayrıca, depresif annelerin uygun olmayan ebeveyn davranışları ve bebek bakımı ile ilgili kaygıları çocukta yetersiz durumlara neden olabilir. Böylece depresif annelerin çocuklarında gelişim, beslenme, uyku, mizaç, davranış ve büyüme ile ilgili birçok sorun görülebilir. Annede gelişen doğum sonrası depresyona erken müdahale anne ve bebeklerinin sağlık ve bakımı üzerine olan olumsuz etkilerden korunmada gereklidir. Bu amaçla, yaşamın ilk yılında uygulanan sağlıklı çocuk vizitleri doğum sonrası depresyon değerlendirilmesi, tarama testlerinin yapılması, erken tanı ve tedavi için uygun bir ortam olabilir.

Postpartum depresyonun çocuklar üzerine etkileri

Postpartum depression is a common and important health problem of the mothers. The consequences of postpartum depression have important implications for the health and care of both the mothers and their child. Unrecognized and untreated postpartum depression may not only negatively aff ect the health of the mother, but also infl uence the health, care, and development of her children. The symptoms of depressive mothers may lead negative mother-infant interactions, and thus, they may defi ne more problems in relation to their infants. Further, depressive mothers’ unfavorable parenting behaviors and concerns regarding care-giving may lead the poor child outcomes. Therefore, the infants of depressive mothers may have various problems regarding their development, feeding, sleeping, temperament, behavior, and growth outcomes. Early management of maternal postpartum depression is crucial for preventing adverse eff ects on both mother and infant health and care. For this purpose, well-child visits during the fi rst year of life may be an appropriate setting for maternal postpartum-depression evaluations, screening tests, early diagnosis and treatment.

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