English II Research Paper

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Running Head: Postpartum Depression

Challenges Facing the Management of Women with Postpartum Depression

Roscoe Armstrong

Waldorf University

English Composition II

Research shows that many consequences of postpartum depression include a decrease in the bonding of the mother and the child, an increase in child mortality and morbidity rates and a decline in the health of the child due to the unavailability of the mother. This form of depression is one threat to a significant population in society, and there is a need to address it using as many approaches possible. Also, depression increases the chances of one having disability since the victims usually lack coordination of their usual activities and difficulty in coping with their normal behaviors. Mothers are at high risk of postpartum depression during the postpartum period. Mothers affected by postpartum depression are not capable of appropriately tending to the needs of their children during this period. Therefore, it is vital to identify the challenges that the clinicians and other medical personnel go through as they treat the mothers during this period. Postpartum depression makes it difficult for the mother to have a good relationship with their child. It has a high prevalence rate especially among women at the postpartum period. To correctly manage postpartum depression, it is essential to identify the various challenges that accompany it during the post-partum period.

According to Lewis (2015), depression is one of the causes of disability amongst a large population. One key type of depression is postpartum depression that highly impacts mothers and compromises their relationship with their children. Research shows that mothers with six months after delivering are the ones that are affected most among the population. Therefore, there is a need to identify the challenges associated with this form of depression as one means of preventing it since it has proven to be among the most prevalent issues in society. Guintivano et al. (2018) notes that a lack of adequate management of depression can pose more adverse effects including loss of lives since individuals suffering from it lack interest in things they previously thought to be critical to their lives.

Patel (2017) holds that depression is caused by a lack of interest in activities that were previously believed to be important. Hence, this condition causes sleep disturbance, poor motor coordination, and prolonged sadness, which affects one’s productivity and consequently lead to more adverse impacts on the victim’s lives. One significant way of resolving depression such as the postpartum is evaluating oneself based on the usual coordination of activities and the likely changes that may seem to be established in one’s behavior (Patel, 2017). Some essential techniques that can be used to address depression include seeking medication, electroconvulsive therapy, psychotherapy, and interpersonal therapy. Avoiding unnecessary stress and negative behavior changes can also be used as a preventive measure for depression.

References

Guintivano, J., Sullivan, P. F., Stuebe, A. M., Penders, T., Thorp, J., Rubinow, D. R., & Meltzer-Brody, S. (2018). Adverse life events, psychiatric history, and biological predictors of postpartum depression in an ethnically diverse sample of postpartum women. Psychological medicine, 48(7), 1190-1200.

Lewis, S. (2015). Qualitative inquiry and research design: Choosing among five approaches. Health promotion practice, 16(4), 473-475

Okun, M. L., Mancuso, R. A., Hobel, C. J., Schetter, C. D., & Coussons-Read, M. (2018). Poor sleep quality increases symptoms of depression and anxiety in postpartum women. Journal of behavioral medicine, 41(5), 703-710.

Patel, V. (2017). Talking sensibly about depression. PLoS medicine, 14(4), e1002257.

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