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In the Know: Postpartum depression
Philippine Daily Inquirer / 06:18 AM August 24, 2015

Postpartum depression is a mood disorder that can affect a woman after giving birth. A mother suffering from postpartum
depression experiences difficulty in doing daily care activities due to extreme sadness, anxiety and exhaustion.

According to the Office on Women’s Health (OWH) of the US Department of Health and Human Services, symptoms of
postpartum depression include thoughts of the mother hurting herself or her baby and not having any interest in the baby.

Hormonal changes may trigger symptoms of postpartum depression, the OWH said on its website. Feeling tired after
delivering a child or from lack of sleep, doubts about one’s ability to be a mother, stress from changes in work and home
routines are some factors that play a role in postpartum depression.

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In the 16th Congress, Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago filed a bill to support research that would expand the understanding of
the causes of postpartum depression and find a cure for it. It is estimated that there were 126,826 cases of postpartum
depression in the Philippines in 2004, but Santiago noted that this number had been heavily measured through statistical
extrapolation rather than an actual count.