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Postpartum depression
Signs and symptoms The signs and symptoms of depression after childbirth vary depending on what form the depression takes. General signs and symptoms of the baby blues and postpartum depression include:
With the baby blues, these signs and symptoms — which also may be accompanied by feelings of loneliness, anxiety, confusion and forgetfulness — pass in a few days or weeks. With postpartum depression, such signs and symptoms are more intense and longer lasting. They may interfere with your ability to function and can additionally include:
Headaches, chest pains, heart palpitations, numbness or hyperventilation also can occur, although they're not classic signs and symptoms of depression. With postpartum psychosis, which is extremely rare, the signs and symptoms are even more severe and usually occur early on. They include:
Postpartum depression > 1 > 2 > 3 > 4
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