Refers to depression that occurs during pregnancy and after childbirth.
Roughly 1 in 7 women experiences peripartum depression.

Peripartum Depression

Can have lasting impacts on both the parent and the child.
Can create bonding issues between the parent and the child and can lead to sleeping as well as feeding problems for the child.
Long-term, children of a mother with peripartum depression are at a higher risk of cognitive and emotional deficits,

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