Perinatal Mood Disorders

What are Perinatal Mood Disorders?

 
A wide variety of mood and psychotic disorders occur in relationship to pregnancy and childbirth. These include postnatal depression, that affects around 1 in 10 women after having a baby, and postpartum psychosis (puerperal psychosis), which affects around 1 in 1000 women at this time.
 
Women with bipolar disorder are at a particularly high risk of a postpartum episode. Postpartum mood disorders cause immense suffering for women, their children and their families.
 
Suicide is a leading cause of maternal death in the UK, highlighting the importance of understanding more about these conditions and developing better ways to help women who experience postpartum episodes.
 
 
 

What causes Perinatal Mood Disorders?

What sorts of treatments are available?

Useful organisations / websites

Action on Postpartum Psychosis

Other disorders being researched

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