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Statistics
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800,000
women each year (1,200 women everyday) or approximately 20%
of all women who give birth will experience some degree of postpartum
depression (PPD).
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50
- 80% will experience "Postpartum Blues."
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10
- 18% of all pregnant women will experience pre-partum
(antepartum) depression. Of these, 80% will develop PPD.
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1-3/1,000
will experience postpartum psychosis (PPP).
Recurrence
rate:
PPD = 66%
PPP = 33%
- 90%
realize something is "wrong."
- 20%
reported their symptoms to a healthcare provider.
- Average
time of PPD onset = 2 months.
- Average
time it takes women to seek treatment = 4 months.
- 1
in 10 mothers will have delayed bonding.
- 1
in 100 mothers will have hostile feelings toward their infants.
- 1
in 50,000 will actually commit infanticide.
- 25%
left untreated do not recover
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