Asst.Prof.Dr. Onur Okan Demirci said, "According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 14-23 percent of women struggle with depressive symptoms during pregnancy. Depression is a mood disorder with a 25% risk of affecting a woman throughout her life. Therefore, depression affects pregnant women "Despite these numbers, unfortunately, depression is one of the overlooked diagnoses during pregnancy. Because it is generally thought that depressive symptoms are due to hormonal changes observed during pregnancy. This assumption can be dangerous for both the mother and the unborn baby. Depression during pregnancy is a treatable disorder." said.
"The expectant mother may tend towards suicide."
Dr. stated that the depression encountered during pregnancy is similar to the depression observed in the clinic. Demirci said, "With changing hormones, the level of chemicals called 'neurotransmitters' in the brain, which cause depression and extreme anxiety, may also change. Depressed women should generally experience the following symptoms for two weeks or more: constant sadness, difficulty concentrating, more or less "sleeping, loss of interest in activities one usually enjoys, persistent thoughts about death, suicide or hopelessness, excessive anxiety, change in eating habits, inability to sit still or slowing down in movements," he said. "The mother's baby may be crankier."
Dr. noted that untreated depression leads to situations such as poor nutrition, tendency to consume alcohol and cigarettes, and suicidal behavior. Demirci said, "Premature birth can cause low birth weight and developmental problems in the baby. A depressed woman often does not have the strength or desire to care for herself or the baby. Babies of depressed mothers are less active, less interested in the environment, or, on the contrary, much more sensitive." "He may be grumpy," he said.
Asst.Prof.Dr. Onur Okan Demirci listed the situations that trigger depression during pregnancy as follows: "relationship problems, history of depression in the family or in the individual's past, infertility treatment or difficulty in getting pregnant, twin or triplet pregnancy, baby loss in the past, stressful life events, problematic pregnancy, past abuse." or traumatic life events, becoming pregnant at a young age, pregnancy "The mother or the baby stays in the hospital after birth."
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