A premature birth favors postpartum depression

Before a preterm birth, what worries the most is the baby's state of health until he reaches the appropriate weight and development, the medical staff turns to the control of the newborn, the parents suffer for the health of their baby and even They may feel guilty, adding this to the state in which the mother has been able to carry the pregnancy and childbirth, it is known that it can lead to postpartum depression.

During the III Conference of the Observatory of Health and Women held last week at the Sant Pau Hospital in Barcelona, ​​Professor McCormick presented the results of various studies on maternal and child health services, child mortality and strategies in the care of high-risk newborns, as well as their current studies on factors that relate to the depression of the mother of a premature baby. He stressed the importance of new intervention strategies by health personnel in the care of premature babies and the family, in addition to the necessary care of the newborn, emotional attention to parents and the integration of the baby is a task that Experts begin to develop and significantly reduce the stress and depression of the mother.

Implementing strategies in the care of high-risk newborns, analyzing the reasons why premature babies become a risk factor for depression in the mother or encouraging the creation of a comprehensive comprehensive women's health plan are some of the issues that concern specialists in this area.

One of the strategies that we have talked about in Babies and more and that favors the well-being of both the mother and the baby, is the Kangaroo Method that is increasingly carried out in more health centers.

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