Depressão pós-parto: lutos, aspectos psicossociais e prevenção

Abstract

This research work is a narrative bibliographical review that studies pregnancy mourning, postpartum depression, associated psychosocial factors and the prevention of this disorder. It discusses how blues and psychosocial factors can contribute to the onset of postpartum depression and analyzes the interaction between these facts. It demonstrates theoretical foundation for each of these elements with the purpose of reviewing these subjects and making these associations. The major risk factor to the onset of postpartum depression is unidentified psychiatric disorders during pregnancy and postpartum that may be aggravated by an adverse psychosocial situation. It also concludes that women’s psychological structure is the most important subject when considering the pregnancy mourning’s experience and adversities facing experience. A good support is fundamental in the prevention of the disorder.