Psicología perinatal

En enero de 2016 el New York Times publicó un artículo llamado Panel calls for depression screenings during and after pregnancy, advertía de la necesidad de la detección de la depresión perinatal, debido a los grandes riesgos que conlleva, tanto para la salud de la madre como la del bebé.
En Mayo de 2016 se proclamó el día mundial de la Salud Materna.

Aproximadamente una de cada 5 mujeres sufre depresión o ansiedad pre o postnatal.

Las mujeres que desarrollan un cuadro depresivo durante el embarazo tienen una mayor probabilidad de mantenerlo después de nacido el bebé (Koutra et al., 2014; Toohey, 2012).

La depresión postparto era hasta hace pocos años el único problema psicológico del que se hablaba vinculado con la maternidad/paternidad. Hoy sabemos que el abanico de problemas psicológicos o emocionales es mas amplio y que sucede también desde el embarazo e incluso pasado el primer año de vida del bebé.

Los problemas emocionales de la mujer en esta etapa son diversos y con un rango de intensidad de leves a graves. Puedes sentir que no te reconoces a ti misma, sentir miedo de salir a la calle sola con tu bebé, lloras horas sin saber porqué, tienes sentimientos ambiguos hacia tu hijo, sientes deseos de hacer daño a tu bebé, no quieres relacionarte con la gente de siempre, no puedes levantarte de la cama ni hacerte cargo de los cuidados básicos del bebé ni tuyos, te sientes incomprendida, desbordada, etc.

Ante la revolución hormonal, física, emocional de vida que supone la maternidad, ante la crisis de identidad que le supone a la mujer, en algún punto esta puede llegar a romperse emocionalmente, a no ser capaz de mantener la calma o las estructuras por las que antes ceñía su vida. Pero esta situación, en ocasiones, puede suponer también un oportunidad de aprendizaje, un momento de expresión emocional y psicológico que merece un adecuado acompañamiento.

Los problemas en esta etapa pueden ser de diferente magnitud. Ansiedad, depresión, estrés perinatal, Trauma, TOC, trastorno bipolar, psicosis puerperal, fobias de impulsión o alteraciones del vínculo.

Es muy importante actuar lo antes posible, alguna de estas condiciones requiere atención inmediata.

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