What should postpartum depression do?
1, diet adjustment. Postpartum women should pay attention to diet adjustment. Many foods are still very helpful for the recovery of depression. For example, eat more red food, eat more things that are conducive to calming the heart and calming the nerves, and be careful not to let pregnant women eat some cool things, which is not good for postpartum uterus recovery.
2. Spiritual comfort. Nurses try to accompany pregnant women, give experience guidance during delivery and give them some spiritual comfort. In particular, primiparas have not experienced such a fierce delivery process, and there will be a psychological gap. It would be better if they were accompanied. Careful nursing of postpartum family members can also relieve postpartum depression.
3. Self-suggestion. Some pregnant women lack recognition of the role of mother and worry that they are not qualified for the role of mother. Some pregnant women are especially concerned about the sex of their newborns because of the influence of traditional concepts or unhealthy fertility concepts. So there will be a lot of psychological pressure invisibly. At this time, the family should give understanding and care, and will support her no matter what.
4. Environmental creation. In order to relieve postpartum depression, family members should give the parturient a quiet and comfortable environment, which is also one of the important measures for postpartum depression nursing. People with depression should avoid too noisy environment, which will easily make them more irritable.
Treatment of postpartum depression
Giving birth to a child is a happy thing for women, but pregnancy and childbirth will also bring great changes to the mother physically and psychologically, and the bloody scene during childbirth will undoubtedly bring psychological fear and pressure to the mother. These negative emotions, coupled with the weak physical condition after delivery, constitute the main cause of postpartum depression. So what are the treatments for postpartum depression?
1, maternal self-regulation. Maternal women should try their best to eliminate depression, calm their emotions, and let themselves transfer more energy to care and love for their babies, which is very effective in eliminating postpartum depression.
2. Strengthen care for your family. Maternal depression is largely related to the psychological preparation for taking care of the baby. Taking care of the baby is a very tiring thing, which easily aggravates the mother's depressive symptoms. At this time, if the family can free the mother from the burden of caring for the baby and let the mother get enough rest, it is a very important link to relieve the symptoms of maternal depression.
3. Strengthen communication between husband and wife. Postpartum depression is not a woman's patent. For families with newborns, new parents may struggle with postpartum depression. At this time, enhancing the emotional communication between husband and wife is conducive to the self-confidence of the mother and husband in facing the great changes in the family and coping with the psychological crisis after childbirth. On the other hand, whether it is postpartum depression or other diseases, the care and encouragement of relatives will always be a good medicine to comfort patients' hearts.
4. Professional psychological intervention. Psychologists with professional training, relevant professional skills and clinical experience should have the most say in how to treat postpartum depression. If the effect of maternal self-regulation at home is not obvious, it is best to persuade maternal to receive psychological counseling and treatment to ensure the healthy development of maternal and even newborn.