Research continues on the short-term and long-term effects of postpartum depression, which may affect as many as one in five new mothers. The troublesome short-term affects are somewhat widely know, but most therapy and research has largely ignored the long-term affects, which may be equally damaging and negatively affect the child as well.

Mothers experiencing severe postpartum depression are often unable to adequately care for their child’s basic needs. But of further concern, and something that is less understood, is the mothers impaired ability to create meaningful bonds with the new child, which often leads to more passive, insecure, and socially inhibited toddlers. This has led to new therapies focused on repairing the mother-child bond.

For more on this topic, please follow the link to “American Scientific’s” article: