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Managing Postpartum Mood Disorders & Anxiety During COVID-19
Caring for a newborn can be exhausting and overwhelming. In fact, caring for your baby during a pandemic could be increasing your levels of anxiety and other mental health issues. However, there are various ways of managing postpartum mood disorders and anxiety during COVID-19.
Signs and Symptoms of Perinatal Mood Disorders
While Postpartum depression is the most commonly occurring and most well-known perinatal mood disorder, other disorders such as anxiety, Post- Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), bipolar and psychosis can also be experienced during pregnancy and following the birth of a child.