Psychiatric Illness Post Childbirth
Birth of a child can be a joyous experience to most parents, since at the end of a nine month ordeal, comes out a little breathing wonder giving you the new title “mom and dad”. Like most things in life, post childbirth, a period known as “the postpartum period”, the women’s body begins to heal and rebuild the strength. However child birth could also bring about changes in women’s mental and physical health which in turn may have ripple effects on her interpersonal relationship with her husband, family and friends. The main focus currently is on a number of mental health issues related to childbirth.