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What you need to know about Perinatal Mental Health Issues
If you are currently pregnant or have had a baby in the past year and are concerned about any of the following symptoms, you may have a perinatal mental concern:
- Depressed and/or irritable much of the time
- Bouts of crying
- Sleep disturbances
- Loss of appetite
- Anxiety or panic attack
- Fatigue, apathy, loss of energy
- Loss of self-esteem, self-confidence
- Poor concentration
- Avoiding going out
- Frightening intrusive thoughts
- Obsessive thoughts or behaviours
- Negative feelings about motherhood
- Negative feelings towards the baby
- In severe cases, suicidal thoughts or attempts
